East Tilbury

Thurrock · East of England · population 7,895 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

35Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,468 of 6,856 in England
  • #600 of 746 in East of England
  • #15 of 20 in Thurrock
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,714
Median age (est.)35
Density448per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 9%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 19%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 13% · Administrative 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional13%
Administrative13%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 4%Black: 10%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 4%Black 10%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

East Tilbury is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,468 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 20 in Thurrock. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (61) but weak on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 92 sales), in line with the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,839 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,933
Employment 52 · #3,261
Education 32 · #4,687
Health 53 · #3,206
Crime 34 · #4,488
Housing & access 1 · #6,798
Living environment 61 · #2,658

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,00092+6.0%+11.6%
Detached£450,00010+10.1%+32.4%
Semi-detached£380,00048+7.0%+20.6%
Terraced£330,00026+0.8%+11.9%
Flat£168,0008-10.4%+26.3%
This area£355,000
Thurrock£355,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,839±£6,530 · #1,890 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,847
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 454 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,671 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences222
Theft33
Burglary16
Vehicle crime79
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons21
Drugs21
Robbery3
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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