South Ockendon

Thurrock · East of England · population 10,428 · 6 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,036 of 6,856 in England
  • #650 of 746 in East of England
  • #18 of 20 in Thurrock
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,407
Median age (est.)36
Density3,363per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above23%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 36%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 17%Other: 13%
One person 29%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 17%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Process & plant12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 5%Black: 15%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 76%Asian 5%Black 15%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 37% · 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

South Ockendon is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,036 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 20 in Thurrock. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (61) and lowest on Crime (19). Typical homes here sold for about £347,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 82 sales), in line with the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,087 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 83 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 25 · #5,160
Employment 25 · #5,153
Education 26 · #5,057
Health 31 · #4,714
Crime 19 · #5,578
Housing & access 29 · #4,851
Living environment 61 · #2,678

House prices ?

£347,000median (12m) · +5.2% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£347,00082+5.2%+13.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£400,00021+3.9%+23.1%
Terraced£347,00045+2.1%+18.6%
Flat£195,00016+12.7%+21.9%
This area£347,000
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)£37,087±£5,391 · #4,333 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,195
Price-to-income ?9.4×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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

83 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 861 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,202 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences430
Theft115
Burglary25
Vehicle crime66
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons82
Drugs39
Robbery13
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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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