# RM16 2EA: area report for a postcode in Thurrock

RM16 2EA is a postcode in Thurrock.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Thurrock. Open the map at RM16 2EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) › [RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16) › [RM16 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16-2)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Thurrock 009F: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **Grays, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **No property in RM16 2EA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Thurrock 009F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **£321,941 average price**: For the whole of Thurrock, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM16 2EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **Low road and rail noise at RM16 2EA**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA
- **14.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stifford Clays Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stifford-clays-primary-school-e141877) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Edwards School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-edwards-school-e137214) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tudor Court Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-court-primary-school-e141070) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hathaway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hathaway-academy-e139578) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Deneholm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deneholm-primary-school-e141897) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e146299) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Thurrock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-thurrock-primary-school-e147215) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grays Convent High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grays-convent-high-school-e115239) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £362,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £350,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £395,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE (470 m)
- Pharmacies: STIFFORD PHARMACY (470 m); VISION PHARMACY (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Grays Express (480 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £321,941** (July 2026). Thurrock’s average house price was £321,941 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,997** (2025). Full-time workers living in Thurrock earned a median of £41,997 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 102nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Thurrock costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 21.0** (2025). Thurrock has a deprivation score of 21.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 122nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Thurrock 009F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Thurrock 009F has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,689th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £397,748** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thurrock 009F was £397,748 in 2025. 8,838th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,742** (2021). Thurrock 009F had 1,742 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,854th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Thurrock 009F, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RM16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £399,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM16 was £399,998 in 2025. 609th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,941** (2021). RM16 had 43,941 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 336th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in RM16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In RM16, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)
- Centre: 51.4994, 0.3230

Council: [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock): Jen Craft (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.3230,51.4994,RM162EA

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