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Thorpe Bay

Middle area

South east Southend-on-Sea. 9,126 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Thorpe Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£485,000
Joint 1,068th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,116
Joint 1,997th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Thorpe Bay

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Bay at a rate of 62.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences180
Anti-social behaviour142
Vehicle crime80
Other crime71
Criminal damage and arson30
Drug offences22
Burglary20
Shoplifting10
Robbery9
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Thorpe Bay compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Thorpe BayMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from £225,000 to £627,500. The middle area is £366,250. Thorpe Bay is £485,000.
£485,0002nd most expensive
Population17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 9,116 to 13,008. The middle area is 10,581. Thorpe Bay is 9,116.
9,116least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Thorpe Bay is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Southend-on-Sea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 95.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 99.0%. Thorpe Bay is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 7th highest

Is Thorpe Bay safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Bay at a rate of 62.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thorpe Bay.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (180), anti-social behaviour (142) and vehicle crime (80).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea

These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not Thorpe Bay alone. See Southend-on-Sea

Average house price
£326,132
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,554
106th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
Joint 89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thorpe Bay in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thorpe Bay was £485,000 in 2025.

Thorpe Bay had 9,116 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Thorpe Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Thorpe Bay, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.