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East Tilbury

Middle area

South east Thurrock. 8,016 people in 17 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 18% of people in East Tilbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£358,000
Joint 2,527th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,713
4,043rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
18%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in East Tilbury

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Tilbury at a rate of 73.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.

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 offences242
Anti-social behaviour86
Other crime80
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage and arson60
Burglary17
Drug offences15
Shoplifting8
Robbery4
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How East Tilbury compares

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

East TilburyMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, Thurrock · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from £235,000 to £470,000. The middle area is £359,000. East Tilbury is £358,000.
£358,00010th cheapest
Population20 middle areas, Thurrock · 2021
Population: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 6,416 to 14,821. The middle area is 8,212. East Tilbury is 7,713.
7,7138th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Thurrock · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 70.5%. East Tilbury is 18.0%.
18%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Thurrock · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 74.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.7%. East Tilbury is 79.5%.
79.5%2nd lowest

Is East Tilbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Tilbury at a rate of 73.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.

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 East Tilbury.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (242), anti-social behaviour (86) and other 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 Thurrock

These figures are published for the whole of Thurrock, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thurrock and not East Tilbury alone. See Thurrock

Average house price
£321,941
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,997
102nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.0
Joint 122nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Tilbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in East Tilbury was £358,000 in 2025.

East Tilbury had 7,713 usual residents at the census.

About 18% of people in East Tilbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Tilbury, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.