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Thorpe

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South east Southend-on-Sea. About 9,126 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Thorpe, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,117
2,879th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.1%
728th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Thorpe compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

ThorpeMiddle
Population17 wards, Southend-on-Sea · 2021
Population: every ward in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 9,117 to 13,007. The middle area is 10,582. Thorpe is 9,117.
9,117lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 wards, Southend-on-Sea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 95.9% to 99.6%. The middle area is 99.0%. Thorpe is 99.0%.
99.0%joint 7th highest
Claimant rate17 wards, Southend-on-Sea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 1.4% to 8.4%. The middle area is 3.6%. Thorpe is 1.9%.
1.9%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6417 wards, Southend-on-Sea · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Southend-on-Sea17 areas from 56.1% to 69.3%. The middle area is 61.6%. Thorpe is 56.1%.
56.1%lowest

Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea

These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each ward, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not Thorpe alone. See Southend-on-Sea

Average house price
£328,383
Up 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,554
106th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
24.0
89th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thorpe in brief

Thorpe had 9,117 usual residents at the census.

In Thorpe, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thorpe, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.1% of residents in Thorpe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.