United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Thurrock
Unitary authority · East of England, England · population ~176k · 56 state-funded schools
High earnings are offset by a heavy reliance on income for housing costs in Thurrock. A median house costs 8 times median annual pay, and rent consumes 36.4% of gross earnings, both figures sitting above the regional median. While weekly pay is strong at £852.70, the area faces significant challenges with crime and deprivation, both ranking among the higher end of the region. A notable trade-off is the council tax, which at £2,255 is the lowest in the East of England. Prospective residents should be aware that school performance is the lowest in the region, with only 87.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding settings. This location suits those chasing higher wages who are willing to accept lower educational outcomes and higher crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Thurrock ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,340/yr
High
Better than 78% of UK LAs
House price
£355,000
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,344/mo
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,255/yr
Cheapest
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Crime
84.5/1k
High
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.9
Mid
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Schools
91.1%
Weak
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
63 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
51 of 56 (91.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 7 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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56 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 56 schools, sortable and filterable.
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