Is Thurrock a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Thurrock, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,285 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Thurrock, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,285 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Thurrock sold for £321,941 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. Across Thurrock, police record 102 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Thurrock, the nearest primary school is Deneholm Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Orsett Heath Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Stifford Clays Medical Centre, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
Grays station is 1.9 mi away; the nearest park is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
Across Thurrock, police record 102 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Thurrock sold for £321,941 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £595,588, semi-detached £401,096, terraced £319,032, flats £189,108. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Deneholm Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Orsett Heath Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Grays is 1.9 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £62,853 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.