Little Thurrock South

Thurrock · East of England · population 7,906 · 5 LSOAs

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

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,931 of 6,856 in England
  • #257 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 20 in Thurrock
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,770
Median age (est.)41
Density3,868per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 8%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Administrative 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Administrative13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure7%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 10%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 10%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 28% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Little Thurrock South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,931 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 20 in Thurrock. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (77) and lowest on Living environment (36). Typical homes here, about £391,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 83 sales), 10% above the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,245 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 69 · #2,130
Employment 77 · #1,554
Education 50 · #3,453
Health 70 · #2,048
Crime 46 · #3,713
Housing & access 69 · #2,151
Living environment 36 · #4,420

House prices ?

£391,000median (12m) · +6.4% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£391,00083+6.4%+29.8%
Detached£480,00010+9.1%+20.0%
Semi-detached£430,000370.0%+14.7%
Terraced£357,00027+6.6%+23.1%
Flat£165,0009-2.9%-5.7%
This area£391,000
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)£42,245±£5,977 · #2,776 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,752
Price-to-income ?9.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 471 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,839 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences159
Theft95
Burglary24
Vehicle crime79
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons50
Drugs20
Robbery5
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 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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