Neighbourhood · Thurrock · East of England
Aveley
Thurrock 008 · 5 sub-areas · 9,719 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (68/100)Watch-out: Couples (46/100)Liveability 12/100 · Bottom quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Aveley is a commuter neighbourhood within Thurrock — train into London runs in around 26 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
12/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Aveley?
A snapshot of Aveley
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 2 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,344 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Aveley in Thurrock
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Aveley?
- The median monthly rent across Aveley is £1,344.
- How safe is Aveley?
- Aveley has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Aveley?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 26 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Aveley?
- There are 6 schools within 2 km of Aveley, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1686 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Aveley?
- The most common council tax band in Aveley is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,979. Council tax is set by Thurrock council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Aveley to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Aveley to central London is approximately 26 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Aveley?
- 100% of premises in Aveley are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Aveley?
- Aveley sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Aveley?
- 67% of households in Aveley are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Aveley?
- The average property price across Thurrock (the local authority covering Aveley) is approximately £328,127, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Aveley a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.45 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £36,407.)
- Which local areas are part of Aveley?
- Aveley contains 5 local areas: Thurrock 008B, Thurrock 008E, Thurrock 008C, Thurrock 008D, Thurrock 008A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Aveley
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Aveley?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Aveley is £1,344. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Aveley a safe place to live?
- Aveley has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Aveley?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Aveley are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Aveley?
- Public-transport commute time from Aveley to central London is approximately 26 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Aveley different from the rest of Thurrock?
- Aveley contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Aveley rank in Thurrock?
- Aveley scores 12/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Thurrock, see the Cities table on the Thurrock page.
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