Is Tilbury, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Tilbury a nice place to live or is Tilbury a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Tilbury meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Tilbury?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tilbury. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tilbury. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Little Thurrock Rectory17140
2Chadwell St Mary10978
3Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park8753
4Woodlands5463
5Tilbury St Chads5444
6Northfleet South5280
7Central3401
8Northfleet North3097
9Pelham2769
10Riverside2053
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

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Is Tilbury a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tilbury, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Tilbury residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Dartford3.76
Bexley4.33
Thurrock (Tilbury)4.34
Gravesham4.84

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tilbury. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tilbury. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Little Thurrock Rectory (Best)24653
2Woodlands23712
3Northfleet South18387
4Central17465
5Pelham15554
6Riverside14047
7Northfleet North13934
8Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park13867
9Chadwell St Mary13443
10Tilbury St Chads (Worst)10705
Health
FAILED
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Is Tilbury rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Tilbury. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Little Thurrock Rectory23408
2Woodlands19935
3Central15924
4Northfleet South12659
5Pelham12449
6Chadwell St Mary10139
7Northfleet North8984
8Riverside7605
9Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park7198
10Tilbury St Chads5253
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Tilbury?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Tilbury rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

BedsThurrock
1£750£
2£934£
3£1200£
4£1500£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Tilbury per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Tilbury, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Tilbury's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Bexley£789.80
2Gravesham£755.40
3Dartford£753.00
4Thurrock UA (Tilbury)£711.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Tilbury a nice place to live?

Is Tilbury a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.