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West Thurrock & South Stifford

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South west Thurrock. About 7,934 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in West Thurrock & South Stifford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,475
3,719th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Thurrock & South Stifford compares

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

West Thurrock & South StiffordMiddle
Population20 wards, Thurrock · 2021
Population: every ward in Thurrock20 areas from 6,744 to 11,389. The middle area is 7,747. West Thurrock & South Stifford is 7,475.
7,4759th least 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%. West Thurrock & South Stifford is 93.0%.
93%6th most 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%. West Thurrock & South Stifford is 93.2%.
93.2%7th 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%. West Thurrock & South Stifford is 4.8%.
4.8%8th highest

Is West Thurrock & South Stifford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Thurrock & South Stifford at a rate of 252.7 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, 157 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Thurrock & South Stifford.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (612), violence and sexual offences (376) and other crime (215).

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 West Thurrock & South Stifford 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
West Thurrock & South Stifford in brief

West Thurrock & South Stifford had 7,475 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in West Thurrock & South Stifford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Thurrock & South Stifford, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Thurrock & South Stifford, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.