What can you afford in Thurrock?
1,552 homes changed hands in Thurrock over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £357,250 or less, a quarter for under £290,000, and three quarters for under £420,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £71,450 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £71,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.5× the local median full-time salary of £41,997 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Thurrock
£357,250
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £290,000
- Three quarters under
- £420,000
- Sales
- 1,552
- HPI average
- £327,028
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,552 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 2.1% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 5% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 17.9% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 58.3% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 87.8% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £210,000 · 297 | ≈£42,000 |
| Terraced house | £340,000 · 567 | ≈£68,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £403,500 · 503 | ≈£80,700 |
| Detached house | £560,000 · 185 | ≈£112,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Thurrock average prices up 2.3% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Tendring
- Test Valley
- Tewkesbury
- Thanet
- Three Rivers
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Torbay
- Torfaen
- Torridge
- Tower Hamlets
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.