Tilbury

Thurrock · East of England · population 15,043 · 8 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,948 of 6,856 in England
  • #706 of 746 in East of England
  • #20 of 20 in Thurrock
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents14,821
Median age (est.)33
Density1,298per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above24%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 36%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 36%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 21%Other: 15%
One person 23%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 21%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Process & plant 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Process & plant13%
Professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Associate professional8%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 5%Black: 20%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 71%Asian 5%Black 20%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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

Tilbury is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,948 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 20 in Thurrock. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (71) but weak on Income (10). Typical homes here, about £325,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 113 sales), 8% below the wider Thurrock median of £355,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,196 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 124 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,174
Employment 16 · #5,777
Education 12 · #6,065
Health 26 · #5,084
Crime 12 · #6,010
Housing & access 16 · #5,743
Living environment 71 · #2,000

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000113+4.8%+35.4%
Detached£440,0005
Semi-detached£360,00029+7.5%+21.4%
Terraced£325,00064+4.2%+30.0%
Flat£207,00015+13.7%+29.4%
This area£325,000
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)£42,196±£6,223 · #2,789 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,126
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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

124 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,869 offences
Thurrock90
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,547 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences753
Theft260
Burglary81
Vehicle crime243
Criminal damage & arson280
Public order & weapons112
Drugs74
Robbery23
Other43

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 301 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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