Neighbourhood · Thurrock · East of England
Thurrock 022
Thurrock 022 · 4 sub-areas · 9,166 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (68/100)Watch-out: Couples (39/100)Liveability 14/100 · Bottom quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Thurrock 022 is a commuter neighbourhood within Thurrock — train into London runs in around 30 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
14/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Thurrock 022?
A snapshot of Thurrock 022
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 11 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Thurrock 022?
- The median monthly rent across Thurrock 022 is £1,344.
- How safe is Thurrock 022?
- Thurrock 022 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 Thurrock 022?
- 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 30 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Thurrock 022?
- There are 6 schools within 2 km of Thurrock 022, of which 60% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 908 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Thurrock 022?
- The most common council tax band in Thurrock 022 is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,959. Council tax is set by Thurrock council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Thurrock 022 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Thurrock 022 to central London is approximately 30 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 Thurrock 022?
- 100% of premises in Thurrock 022 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Thurrock 022?
- Thurrock 022 sits in IMD decile 5 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 Thurrock 022?
- 53% of households in Thurrock 022 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 Thurrock 022?
- The average property price across Thurrock (the local authority covering Thurrock 022) 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 Thurrock 022 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 Thurrock 022?
- Thurrock 022 contains 4 local areas: Thurrock 022B, Thurrock 022D, Thurrock 022C, Thurrock 022A.
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Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Thurrock 022?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Thurrock 022 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 Thurrock 022 a safe place to live?
- Thurrock 022 has a safety score of 18/100. 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 Thurrock 022?
- 60% of schools within 2 km of Thurrock 022 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Thurrock 022?
- Public-transport commute time from Thurrock 022 to central London is approximately 30 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Thurrock 022 different from the rest of Thurrock?
- Thurrock 022 contains 4 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 Thurrock 022 rank in Thurrock?
- Thurrock 022 scores 14/100 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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