UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/thurrock
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Thurrock
Homes in Thurrock sold for a median of £360,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,690 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 454 | £530,000 | £460,000 to £627,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 1,183 | £400,000 | £365,000 to £449,000 | £4,323/m²from 31 sales |
| Terraced | 1,354 | £345,000 | £312,000 to £373,000 | £4,593/m²from 63 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 699 | £211,000 | £177,000 to £240,000 | £3,750/m²from 23 sales |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Thurrock, at 37% and 32% of sales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,357 per m², 12% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Thurrock
The dearest district was RM16 (Grays), at £395,500, and the cheapest was RM19 (Purfleet-on-Thames), at £225,000.
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Post towns in Thurrock, by number of sales: Grays (RM16, RM17, RM20), Stanford-le-Hope (SS17), South Ockendon (RM15), Tilbury (RM18), Purfleet-on-Thames (RM19).
- RM16Grays, 937 salesMedian price £395,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- SS17Stanford-le-Hope, 885 salesMedian price £370,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- RM15South Ockendon, 657 salesMedian price £355,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- RM18Tilbury, 293 salesMedian price £334,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- RM17Grays, 598 salesMedian price £330,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- RM20Grays, 159 salesMedian price £298,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- RM19Purfleet-on-Thames, 133 salesMedian price £225,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in RM17 (Grays), up 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Argent Street, Grays (RM17)36 sales
- Long Lane, Grays (RM16)27 sales
- London Road, Grays (RM20)18 sales
- Devonshire Close, Grays (RM20)17 sales
- Branksome Avenue, Stanford-le-Hope (SS17)17 sales
- Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope (SS17)17 sales
- Belhouse Avenue, Aveley (RM15)16 sales
- Teviot Avenue, Aveley (RM15)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were High Road, Fobbing (SS17, £550,000), Purfleet Road, Aveley (RM15, semi-detached houses, £520,000) and Maunder Close, Chafford Hundred (RM16, £515,000).
The cheapest were Parsonage Road, Grays (RM20, £140,000), Linnet Way, Purfleet-on-Thames (RM19, flats, £178,500) and Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury (RM18, flats, £183,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 37%, from £260,000 in 2016 to £355,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Sales picked up in 2025: 2,124 standard sales in Thurrock, 18% more than the 1,801 in 2024.
Living in Thurrock
Crime
91 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 64 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
54% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,255 a year in Thurrock for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 87 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Thurrock and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
- Rochford£405,000
- Maldon£390,000
- Central Bedfordshire£367,500
- Castle Point£365,000
- Basildon£363,500
- Thurrock, this council area£360,000
- Bedford£349,000
- Braintree£345,000
- Southend-on-Sea£345,000
- Stevenage£344,000
- East Cambridgeshire£340,000
- Harlow£335,000
- Babergh£330,000
About these figures
Thurrock's figures come from 3,690 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.