Tilbury
Thurrock 018 · 8 sub-areas · 15,556 residents
Tilbury is a commuter neighbourhood within Thurrock — train into London runs in around 49 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.
Overview
What's it like to live in Tilbury?
4 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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 8 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Tilbury in Thurrock
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Tilbury?
- The median monthly rent across Tilbury is £1,344.
- How safe is Tilbury?
- Tilbury 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 Tilbury?
- 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 15 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Tilbury?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Tilbury, of which 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3067 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Tilbury?
- The most common council tax band in Tilbury is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,801. Council tax is set by Thurrock council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Tilbury to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Tilbury to central London is approximately 49 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 Tilbury?
- 100% of premises in Tilbury are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Tilbury?
- Tilbury sits in IMD decile 2 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 Tilbury?
- 40% of households in Tilbury 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 Tilbury?
- The average property price across Thurrock (the local authority covering Tilbury) 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 Tilbury 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 Tilbury?
- Tilbury contains 8 local areas: Thurrock 018A, Thurrock 018D, Thurrock 018E, Thurrock 018C, Thurrock 018F…
Frequently asked about Tilbury
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Tilbury?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Tilbury 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 Tilbury a safe place to live?
- Tilbury has a safety score of 23/100. 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 Tilbury?
- 31% of schools within 2 km of Tilbury are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Tilbury?
- Public-transport commute time from Tilbury to central London is approximately 49 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Tilbury different from the rest of Thurrock?
- Tilbury contains 8 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 Tilbury rank in Thurrock?
- Tilbury scores 5/100 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.