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Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan

Ward

North Thurrock. About 6,896 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 48 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 52% of people in Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,744
Joint 4,196th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
52%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan compares

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

Orsett, Horndon & BulphanMiddle
Population20 wards, Thurrock · 2021
Population: every ward in Thurrock20 areas from 6,744 to 11,389. The middle area is 7,747. Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan is 6,744.
6,744least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Thurrock · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Thurrock20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 78.5%. Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan is 52.0%.
52%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Thurrock · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Thurrock20 areas from 70.4% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.7%. Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan is 83.6%.
83.6%3rd lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Thurrock · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Thurrock20 areas from 2.0% to 7.8%. The middle area is 4.0%. Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan is 2.0%.
2.0%lowest

Is Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan at a rate of 92.9 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (137), violence and sexual offences (131) and other crime (97).

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 ward, so they describe all of Thurrock and not Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan alone. See Thurrock

Average house price
£319,969
Down 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,997
102nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 156th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
21.0
Joint 122nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan in brief

Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan had 6,744 usual residents at the census.

About 52% of people in Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.