# Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock Town in Thurrock, East of England. Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock is a town in Thurrock, East of England. Median sale price £345,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 160.1 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63004963. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 287th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 23,589** (2021). Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock had 23,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 468th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.8%** (January 2026). In Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004963) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004963) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 315 homes were sold in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004963) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004963) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock had 23,589 usual residents at the census. ## How Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £345,000 | joint 64th cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 23,589 | 54th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.8% | 53rd lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock at a rate of 160.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 375 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (931), shoplifting (887) and other crime (624). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock was 144.3 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Thurrock 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015982) | 2,647 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% | | [Thurrock 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01033610) | 1,700 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.5% | | [Thurrock 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01033611) | 1,755 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 58.7% | | [Thurrock 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01033613) | 1,589 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% | | [Thurrock 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015939) | 1,532 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% | | [Thurrock 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015941) | 1,463 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% | | [Thurrock 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015942) | 1,547 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.7% | | [Thurrock 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01033612) | 1,616 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% | | [Thurrock 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01033614) | 1,850 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% | | [Thurrock 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015921) | 1,307 | 178.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.6% | | [Thurrock 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01016011) | 1,793 | 661.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% | | [Thurrock 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01016015) | 2,677 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.6% | | [Thurrock 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01034371) | 2,114 | 152.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.9% | ## Your MP - [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock): Jen Craft (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) ## Postcode districts covering Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock [RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16), [RM19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm19), [RM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20) ## Middle areas in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock [Chafford & North Stifford](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/chafford-and-north-stifford), [South Chafford](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/south-chafford), [West Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/west-thurrock) ## Towns near Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock [Grays](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grays), [South Ockendon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-ockendon), [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Swanscombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanscombe), [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford), [Northfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northfleet) ## Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock in brief Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock is a town in Thurrock, East of England. About 24,068 people lived in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £345,000 in 2025 across 315 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 160.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock was £345,000 in 2025. Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock had 23,589 usual residents at the census. About 98% of people in Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004963 - Constituency: [Thurrock †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock) - Council: [Thurrock †](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.38 km² - People, mid-2024: 24,068* - Neighbourhoods: 13 - Output areas: 69 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Grays](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grays), [South Ockendon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-ockendon), [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Swanscombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanscombe), [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford), [Northfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northfleet) ## Latest updates for Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004963 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock#f-house-sales-median-price. 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