Stifford Clays

Thurrock · East of England · population 9,681 · 6 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,727 of 6,856 in England
  • #506 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 20 in Thurrock
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,649
Median age (est.)41
Density2,756per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above22%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 27%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 12% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 8%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 8%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 35% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Stifford Clays sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,727 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 20 in Thurrock. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (76) and lowest on Education (29). Typical homes here, about £410,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 86 sales), 15% above the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,178 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 39 · #4,200
Employment 41 · #4,036
Education 29 · #4,838
Health 40 · #4,118
Crime 45 · #3,755
Housing & access 60 · #2,733
Living environment 76 · #1,623

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,00086+2.5%+26.2%
Detached£645,0008-0.8%+69.5%
Semi-detached£431,00046+4.7%+20.7%
Terraced£378,000210.0%+26.0%
Flat£213,00011+13.9%+15.2%
This area£410,000
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)£40,178±£5,661 · #3,373 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,607
Price-to-income ?10.2×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 ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 582 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,874 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences269
Theft76
Burglary21
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons42
Drugs25
Robbery4
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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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