Stifford Road, South Ockendon, RM15 5NE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM15 5NE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.3%	51.1%	-0.2%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	48.7%	48.9%	0.2%	49.0%	-0.1%

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	33.5%	39.3%	5.8%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	45.3%	38.9%	-6.4%	44.2%	-5.3%
Separated	2%	4.9%	2.9%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	12.2%	9%	-3.2%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	6.9%	7.8%	0.9%	6.1%	1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.6%	45.5%	-0.1%	48.4%	-2.9%
Good health	30.1%	34.1%	4.0%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	14.9%	14.6%	-0.3%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	7.3%	5.1%	-2.2%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.6%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around RM15 5NE this area, 30.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	36.7%	30.3%	-6.4%	18.2%	12.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.2%	11.5%	-9.7%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	14.8%	0.5%	13.4%	1.4%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.5%	1.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	17.6%	7.0%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	11%	17.6%	6.6%	33.8%	-16.2%
Other	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Other Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	5.1%	12.3%	7.2%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	90.2%	77.6%	-12.6%	81.4%	-3.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.2%	81.9%	-8.3%	83.2%	-1.3%
European Union	4.1%	7.9%	3.8%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	4.7%	7.9%	3.2%	2.7%	5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.2%	81.9%	-7.3%	83.2%	-1.3%
10+ Years	0.9%	13.3%	12.4%	9.8%	3.5%
5-10 Years	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	1.3%	-4.4%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.7%	76.7%	-4.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	16.4%	13.5%	2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.2%	37.2%	5.0%
Christian	52.1%	46.2%	5.9%
Muslim	2.2%	6.5%	-4.3%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	2.9%	6.0%	-3.1%

Safety

Is Stifford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stifford Road was 91.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.3% higher than the Belhus average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Stifford Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Belhus and the 165th highest crime rate of 502 local areas in Thurrock .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,200

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM15 5NE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Stifford Road are based on 113 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 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, RM15 5NE

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM15 5NE

Average Price
£381,596

Semi-Detached
£394,088

Terraced
£319,137

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stifford Road

Average Price
£351,404

Semi-Detached
£403,795

Terraced
£336,322

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£185,599

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stifford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
95 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£312,000	2019-06-28	£390,098
85 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£350,000	2018-08-31	£426,871
89 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£337,500	2018-02-23	£424,115
91 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2016-11-03	£394,444
95 Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2014-01-31	£302,692

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM15 5NE

Employment

RM15 5NE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

RM15 5NE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	82
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Student (economically inactive)	12
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Manufacturing	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Education	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Somers Heath Primary School Foyle Drive , RM15 5LX	3out of 4	206 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somers Heath Primary School Foyle Drive , RM15 5LX	- not rated	206 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Daiglen Drive , RM15 5RP	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Daiglen Drive , RM15 5RP	- not rated	602 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dilkes Primary School Garron Lane , RM15 5JQ	- not rated	632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Cedd's RC School Fulbrook Lane , RM15 5JY	- not rated	79 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Harris Academy Ockendon Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	4out of 4	1,234 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ockendon School Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	1,234 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ockendon Academy Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	1,234 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belhus Chase Specialist Humanities College Nethan Drive , Aveley RM15 4RU	- not rated	1,601 yd	Community 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	3,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	197 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thurrock Pupil Referral Unit The Culver Centre , Daiglen Drive RM15 5RR	- not rated	795 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Hill Academy Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	4out of 4	1,028 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Hill School Errif Drive , South Ockendon RM15 5AY	- not rated	1,028 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodacre School Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	- not rated	1,097 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
Broxburn Kebabs	2 Broxburn Parade, Broxburn Drive	832 yd
The Bilash	The Sizzling, 10 Derry Avenue	848 yd
The Sizzling	Bilash Restaurant, 10 Derry Avenue	898 yd
Kings Flavour	27 Derwent Parade, South Ockendon	942 yd
J & J's Cafe	J & J's Sandwich Bar Cafe, 131 Daiglen Drive	963 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Archer	Garron Lane, South Ockendon	297 yd
British Legion	Royal British Legion Hall, Faymore Gardens	510 yd
Woodlands Edge	Broxburn Drive, South Ockendon	661 yd
Capability Brown Public House	Belhus Park Golf Club, Belhus Park Lane	979 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pizza Man	85 Garron Lane, South Ockendon	516 yd
Golden Dragon	69 Garron Lane, South Ockendon	516 yd
The Beigel Stop	Sandwiches, 10 Broxburn Parade	809 yd
Ockendon Chef	Memzzy Kebab Ltd, 22B Derwent Parade	900 yd
Domino's Pizza	1 Derwent Parade, South Ockendon	942 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	Unit 1, Derry Court		824 yd
Lidl	149 - 153 Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon		1,018 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Somers Heath Primary School FOYLE DRIVE	grass pitches	179 yd
Thames Rfc FYFIELD DRIVE	grass pitches	313 yd
Dilkes Academy GARRON LANE	grass pitches	624 yd
Impulse Leisure (Belhus Park Golf & Country Club) BELHUS PARK LANE	golf, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	992 yd
Beacon Hill Academy Erriff Drive		1,025 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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