St Pauls Close, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4SH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM15 4SH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	51.8%	0.3%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	48.5%	48.2%	-0.3%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	23%	35.4%	12.4%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	58.1%	50.6%	-7.5%	44.2%	6.4%
Separated	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	9.2%	6.9%	-2.3%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	5.5%	4.7%	-0.8%	6.1%	-1.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.2%	50.3%	2.1%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	30.3%	35.4%	5.1%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	17.2%	10.5%	-6.7%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.3%	3.5%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.1%	16.4%	-11.7%	18.2%	-1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18%	10.3%	-7.7%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	13.1%	-2.6%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	4.6%	6.1%	1.5%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	15%	5.3%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	17.1%	36.9%	19.8%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	6.9%	2.2%	-4.7%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.7%	4.4%	3.7%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	7.3%	8.6%	1.3%	2.5%	6.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	84.7%	74.4%	-10.3%	81.4%	-7.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.3%	71.6%	-20.7%	83.2%	-11.6%
European Union	1.1%	14.1%	13.0%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	3.6%	6.2%	2.6%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.6%	7%	4.4%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.5%	71.4%	-19.1%	83.2%	-11.8%
10+ Years	0.7%	17.1%	16.4%	9.8%	7.3%
5-10 Years	0.4%	5.7%	5.3%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	0%	4.2%	4.2%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	8.4%	1.5%	-6.9%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Lithuania	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.4%	37.2%	-6.8%
Christian	52.2%	46.2%	6.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Muslim	5.3%	6.5%	-1.2%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is St Pauls Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Pauls Close was 69.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.7% lower than the Aveley and Uplands average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Pauls Close has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands and the 215th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Thurrock .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM15 4SH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on St Pauls Close are based on 80 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Thurrock.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for St Pauls Close, Aveley, South Ockendon, RM15 4SH

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM15 4SH

Average Price
£366,927

Semi-Detached
£418,626

Terraced
£333,327

Detached
£463,741

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,661

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Pauls Close

Average Price
£361,015

Semi-Detached
£434,872

Terraced
£337,244

Detached
£466,052

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,648

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Pauls CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 St Pauls Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£420,000	2025-11-27	£421,271
38 St Pauls Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock Detached, an established residential building	£445,000	2025-09-29	£445,912
55 St Pauls Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-03-18	£460,185
23 St Pauls Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-06-17	£374,400
65 St Pauls Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock Terraced, an established residential building	£332,000	2024-03-26	£353,085

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM15 4SH

Employment

RM15 4SH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	148
Retired	58
Self-Employed	55
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	17
Other	13
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Administrative and support service activities	15
Construction	14
Education	13
Transport and storage	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kenningtons Primary Academy Tamar Drive , Aveley RM15 4NB	- not rated	526 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kenningtons Primary School Tamar Drive , Aveley RM15 4NB	- not rated	526 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aveley County Infant School Stifford Road , Aveley RM15 4AA	- not rated	951 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aveley Primary School Stifford Road , Aveley RM15 4AA	3out of 4	951 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aveley Primary School Stifford Road , Aveley RM15 4AA	- not rated	951 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belhus Chase Specialist Humanities College Nethan Drive , Aveley RM15 4RU	- not rated	357 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Park Academy Belhus Park Lane , Aveley RM15 4RU	2out of 4	357 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Cedd's RC School Fulbrook Lane , RM15 5JY	- not rated	1,787 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy Ockendon Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	4out of 4	2,365 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ockendon School Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	2,365 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries The Backstage Centre , High House Production Park RM19 1RJ	- not rated	2,831 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Rainham Sixth Form 217 Wennington Road , RM13 9XA	- not rated	3,863 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Knightsmead School Fortin Close , RM15 5NH	- not rated	2,038 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Hill Academy Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	4out of 4	2,246 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Hill School Errif Drive , South Ockendon RM15 5AY	- not rated	2,246 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodacre School Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	2,248 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Dacre School Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	2,248 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste Of Aveley	64 High Street, Aveley	605 yd
Ming Long Restaurant	35 High Street, Aveley	657 yd
Aveley Masterchef	60A High Street, Aveley	687 yd
Aveley's Chef	Aveleys Chef, 170 Romford Road	746 yd
Capability Brown Cafe	Capability Brown Public House, Belhus Park Golf Club	1,053 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aveley Village Social Club	8 Mill Road, Aveley	392 yd
The Crown And Anchor Pub	The Crown And Anchor, 43 High Street	620 yd
The Old Ship Inn	58 High Street, Aveley	783 yd
The Park Tavern	Romford Road, Aveley	890 yd
Capability Brown Public House	Belhus Park Golf Club, Belhus Park Lane	1,053 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Garden	45 High Street, Aveley	538 yd
Munchies	104 High Street, Aveley	591 yd
Chilli And Spice At The Ship	The Old Ship Inn, 58 High Street	706 yd
Essex Chef	34 High Street, Aveley	754 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Food	The Co-operative Food, 41 High Street		639 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Mill Field (Closed) Mill Road	grass pitches	144 yd
Ormiston Park Academy BELHUS PARK LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	358 yd
Ormiston Park Academy (Closed) Nethan Drive	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	367 yd
Parkside (Aveley Football Club) MEADOW DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	677 yd
Aveley Recreation Ground (Closed) High Street	grass pitches	701 yd
Aveley Primary School STIFFORD ROAD	grass pitches	949 yd
Impulse Leisure (Belhus Park Golf & Country Club) BELHUS PARK LANE	golf, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,077 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	162.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.