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Chafford Hundred West · Thurrock

Chafford Hundred West: your neighbourhood

Chafford Hundred West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43% here, compared with 26.2% across Thurrock (16.8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 1% here, compared with 18% across Thurrock (16.7 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 33% here, compared with 18% across Thurrock (14.4 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

348 out of 7,695.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

114 out of 7,677.

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People counted in the census

7,693

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

7,693 out of 7,693.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,461 out of 5,725.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

38.6%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,025 out of 2,658.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

212 out of 2,658.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

21%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,204 out of 5,720.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

74.9%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,286 out of 5,720.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

0.8%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

47 out of 5,720.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

620 out of 5,725.

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Homes rented privately

33%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

868 out of 2,657.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

6%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

342 out of 5,720.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

26 out of 2,657.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4%

21 March 2021 · Chafford Hundred West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

230 out of 5,720.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Chafford Hundred West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

518 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 461 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Chafford Hundred West ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 31 mapped crimes in September 2024; 52 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Chafford Hundred West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024313
October 2024292
November 2024376
December 2024382
January 2025410
February 2025323
March 2025396
April 2025468
May 2025477
June 2025334
July 2025446
August 2025443
September 2025379
October 2025541
November 2025453
December 2025397
January 2026408
February 2026372
March 2026472
April 2026353
May 2026465
June 2026398
July 2026475
August 2026522
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Chafford Hundred West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime177
vehicle crime77
criminal damage arson44
public order43
drugs40
other theft39
shoplifting37
other crime13
robbery12
burglary11
bicycle theft10
theft from the person8
possession of weapons7
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Thurrock →