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Purfleet

Middle area

West Thurrock. 6,838 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Purfleet’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£235,000
2,310th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,690
3,795th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
74.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Purfleet compares

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

PurfleetMiddle
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. Purfleet is £235,000.
£235,000lowest
Population20 middle areas, Thurrock · 2021
Population: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 6,416 to 14,821. The middle area is 8,212. Purfleet is 6,690.
6,6902nd lowest
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%. Purfleet is 74.9%.
74.9%lowest
Claimant rate20 middle areas, Thurrock · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 2.0% to 7.2%. The middle area is 3.9%. Purfleet is 5.6%.
5.6%joint 4th highest

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 Purfleet 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.0
122nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Purfleet in brief

The median price paid for a home in Purfleet was £235,000 in 2025.

Purfleet had 6,690 usual residents at the census.

In Purfleet, 74.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Purfleet, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.