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South Ockendon

Middle area

West Thurrock. 10,726 people in 3.1 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 South Ockendon’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£347,500
2,680th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,408
873rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How South Ockendon compares

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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. South Ockendon is £347,500.
£347,5007th lowest
Population20 middle areas, Thurrock · 2021
Population: every middle area in Thurrock20 areas from 6,416 to 14,821. The middle area is 8,212. South Ockendon is 10,408.
10,4084th highest
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%. South Ockendon is 96.4%.
96.4%8th highest
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%. South Ockendon is 5.3%.
5.3%6th 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 South Ockendon 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
South Ockendon in brief

The median price paid for a home in South Ockendon was £347,500 in 2025.

South Ockendon had 10,408 usual residents at the census.

In South Ockendon, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In South Ockendon, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.