# RM16 4XJ: area report for a postcode in Thurrock

RM16 4XJ 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 4XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) › [RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16) › [RM16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 40% on July. Thurrock 012E: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **Tilbury Town, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **No property in RM16 4XJ 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=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Thurrock 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **£321,941 average price**: For the whole of Thurrock, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM16 4XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RM16 4XJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **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=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herringham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herringham-primary-academy-e138962) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Treetops Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/treetops-free-school-e148539) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Treetops School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/treetops-school-e144234) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Woodside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-academy-e139106) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chadwell St Mary Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadwell-st-mary-primary-school-e143149) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orsett Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orsett-heath-academy-e147847) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Gateway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateway-academy-e133114) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Gateway Primary Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateway-primary-free-school-e138334) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DIPS CHEMIST (460 m); RIVERVIEW PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: RIVERVIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Chadwell St Mary Defoe Pde (480 m, Morrisons); Tesco St Mary's Esso Express (830 m, Tesco); Spar - Chadwell (1 km, Spar)

## 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 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Thurrock 012E has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £419,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thurrock 012E was £419,000 in 2025. Joint 7,818th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,588** (2021). Thurrock 012E had 1,588 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,743rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Thurrock 012E, 99.4% 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: 51.4900, 0.3660

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

## Your MP

- [South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock): James McMurdock (Independent), 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=0.3660,51.4900,RM164XJ

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