Thurrock: local statistics
Thurrock is a unitary authority in the East of England, home to an estimated 181,664 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Thurrock, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Thurrock is £2,254.68, up £109.62 on 2025-26. That makes it the lowest in the East of England. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,389.24, so it has risen 62%.
The claimant count for Thurrock stood at 4,995 in August 2026, or 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. A year earlier the rate was 4.4%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.5% (November 2022) and 5.6% (August 2021).
A girl born in Thurrock in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 82.7 years and a boy 78.9 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.2 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 less. It is 38th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest for women.
In the year to March 2026, 15,501 offences were recorded by police in Thurrock: 85.3 per 1,000 people, 10th of 42 in the East of England, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 83.9 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 74.7 to 102.7 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Homes in Thurrock sold for an average of £321,941 in July 2026, a fall of 0.9% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it mid-table in the East of England, 26th of 45 (regional average £337,518). Since July 2016 prices have risen 26%; the July high in the series was £327,437 in 2023. The average price is 7.7 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Thurrock. That ratio is the 33rd highest ratio of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
The median full-time employee living in Thurrock was paid £852.70 a week before tax in April 2025, or £41,997 over a year. That is 5.9% above the figure for the East of England and mid-table in the East of England, 19th of 45. For full-time jobs located in Thurrock the median is £790.70 a week (−£62.00 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £563.30, so it has risen 51% before inflation.
In March 2026, 8,245 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Thurrock, 20% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 45 council areas in the East of England (26th highest).
In mid-2025 the population of Thurrock was estimated at 181,664, up 0.2% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 9.0%, against +8.5% for the East of England as a whole. That is mid-table in the East of England, 21st of 45. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 77.2% of Thurrock residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.2 points either way; the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 72.2% to 79.0%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 166,622 |
| 2016 | 168,977 |
| 2017 | 170,966 |
| 2018 | 173,113 |
| 2019 | 174,924 |
| 2020 | 175,803 |
| 2021 | 175,933 |
| 2022 | 177,098 |
| 2023 | 179,372 |
| 2024 | 181,287 |
| 2025 | 181,664 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £256,432 |
| July 2017 | £262,694 |
| July 2018 | £277,915 |
| July 2019 | £272,760 |
| July 2020 | £281,168 |
| July 2021 | £294,658 |
| July 2022 | £325,288 |
| July 2023 | £327,437 |
| July 2024 | £320,991 |
| July 2025 | £324,863 |
| July 2026 | £321,941 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £563.30 a week |
| 2016 | £576.80 a week |
| 2017 | £556.10 a week |
| 2018 | £575.00 a week |
| 2019 | £631.70 a week |
| 2020 | £630.60 a week |
| 2021 | £670.00 a week |
| 2022 | £700.00 a week |
| 2023 | £738.40 a week |
| 2024 | £791.80 a week |
| 2025 | £852.70 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,389.24 |
| 2017-18 | £1,452.69 |
| 2018-19 | £1,527.21 |
| 2019-20 | £1,553.22 |
| 2020-21 | £1,605.33 |
| 2021-22 | £1,681.74 |
| 2022-23 | £1,735.11 |
| 2023-24 | £1,898.91 |
| 2024-25 | £2,040.66 |
| 2025-26 | £2,145.06 |
| 2026-27 | £2,254.68 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 74.7 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 77.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 83.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 99.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 102.7 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 84.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 95.8 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 95.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 89.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 83.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 85.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 72.2% |
| 2016/17 | 74.8% |
| 2017/18 | 74.1% |
| 2018/19 | 76.4% |
| 2019/20 | 76.6% |
| 2020/21 | 75.9% |
| 2021/22 | 78.7% |
| 2022/23 | 79.0% |
| 2023/24 | 76.3% |
| 2024/25 | 78.2% |
| 2025/26 | 77.2% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,885 |
| 2017 | 7,420 |
| 2018 | 7,380 |
| 2019 | 7,680 |
| 2020 | 8,025 |
| 2021 | 8,170 |
| 2022 | 8,130 |
| 2023 | 7,990 |
| 2024 | 8,100 |
| 2025 | 8,065 |
| 2026 | 8,245 |
Questions about Thurrock
How much is Band D council tax in Thurrock?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,254.68 for 2026-27.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Thurrock?
4,995 in August 2026 (4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Thurrock?
82.7 years for women and 78.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Thurrock?
85.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in Thurrock?
£321,941 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-0.9% on a year).
What is the average salary in Thurrock?
£852.70 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of Thurrock?
The ONS estimates 181,664 people lived in Thurrock in mid-2025.
Who has power over Thurrock
Every body that makes decisions for Thurrock, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Thurrock council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Thurrock in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- South Basildon and East Thurrock: James McMurdock (Independent) MP
- Thurrock: Jen Craft (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Life expectancy at birth (UK) · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in the East of England: Basildon · Chelmsford · Huntingdonshire · South Cambridgeshire · Southend-on-Sea · West Suffolk
Related questions
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