# South Ockendon Town in Thurrock, East of England. South Ockendon is a town in Thurrock, East of England. Median sale price £347,250 in 2025. Recorded crime 84.2 per 1,000 people. About 23,375 people. Town. Code E63004897. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) South Ockendon is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for South Ockendon 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: £347,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Ockendon was £347,250 in 2025. 285th 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/south-ockendon#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 22,441** (2021). South Ockendon had 22,441 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 489th 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/south-ockendon#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in South Ockendon 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/south-ockendon#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In South Ockendon, 95.4% 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/south-ockendon#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004897) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 7% of people in South Ockendon 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=E63004897) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 242 homes were sold in South Ockendon in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004897) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for South Ockendon. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004897) (Census 2021, England and Wales): South Ockendon had 22,441 usual residents at the census. ## How South Ockendon compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | South Ockendon | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £347,250 | 65th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 22,441 | 58th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 7% | joint 47th most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.4% | joint 31st highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is South Ockendon safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ockendon at a rate of 84.2 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, 182 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Ockendon. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (845), other crime (324) and anti-social behaviour (253). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in South Ockendon was 75.5 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 South Ockendon, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so South Ockendon has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in South Ockendon | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Thurrock 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015932) | 1,865 | 123.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.9% | | [Thurrock 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015971) | 1,607 | 114.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.8% | | [Thurrock 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015972) | 1,925 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% | | [Thurrock 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015974) | 1,439 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Thurrock 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015975) | 1,599 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Thurrock 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01034368) | 1,760 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% | | [Thurrock 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01034369) | 1,835 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% | | [Thurrock 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015927) | 1,915 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [Thurrock 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015928) | 1,769 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% | | [Thurrock 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015929) | 1,538 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% | | [Thurrock 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015930) | 1,839 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% | | [Thurrock 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015931) | 1,545 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.8% | | [Thurrock 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015976) | 1,802 | 217.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% | ## 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 South Ockendon [RM15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm15) ## Middle areas in South Ockendon [North Ockendon](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/north-ockendon), [South Ockendon](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/south-ockendon) ## Towns near South Ockendon [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock), [Grays](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grays), [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering), [Chadwell St Mary](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chadwell-st-mary), [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford) ## South Ockendon in brief South Ockendon is a town in Thurrock, East of England. About 23,375 people lived in South Ockendon in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £347,250 in 2025 across 242 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in South Ockendon was £347,250 in 2025. South Ockendon had 22,441 usual residents at the census. About 7% of people in South Ockendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In South Ockendon, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004897 - 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: 3.96 km² - People, mid-2024: 23,375* - Neighbourhoods: 13 - Output areas: 68 * 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 [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock), [Grays](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grays), [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering), [Chadwell St Mary](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chadwell-st-mary), [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford) ## Latest updates for South Ockendon - 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/E63004897 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-ockendon, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/south-ockendon#f-house-sales-median-price. 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