Orsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-Hill

Thurrock · East of England · population 6,520 · 4 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,007 of 6,856 in England
  • #268 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 20 in Thurrock
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,417
Median age (est.)46
Density136per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 5%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 21%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 19% · Professional 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors19%
Professional16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative14%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Orsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-Hill is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,007 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 20 in Thurrock. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (85) but weak on Housing & access (10). Typical homes here sold for about £465,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 77 sales), 31% above the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,568 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 85 · #1,047
Employment 83 · #1,163
Education 48 · #3,597
Health 83 · #1,184
Crime 61 · #2,685
Housing & access 10 · #6,133
Living environment 76 · #1,664

House prices ?

£465,000median (12m) · -6.1% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£465,00077-6.1%+1.7%
Detached£615,00032+4.2%+6.0%
Semi-detached£456,25024-3.4%+20.9%
Terraced£368,75018+2.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£465,000
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)£46,568±£6,567 · #1,721 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,070
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 547 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,271 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences132
Theft177
Burglary39
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson61
Public order & weapons34
Drugs24
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 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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