# RM17

Postcode district covering Grays, Little Thurrock and Thurrock Park, in Thurrock.

RM17 is a postcode district covering Grays, Little Thurrock and Thurrock Park, in Thurrock. Median sale price £325,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code RM17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RM17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM17 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 30,025** (2021). RM17 had 30,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 925th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in RM17 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.0%** (January 2026). In RM17, 96.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RM17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in RM17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RM17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 354 homes were sold in RM17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RM17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RM17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RM17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RM17 had 30,025 usual residents at the census.

## How RM17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RM17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £325,000 | 3rd cheapest | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2025 |
| Population | 30,025 | 9th least populated | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | joint 3rd highest | 20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026 |

## Is RM17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM17 at a rate of 116.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across the RM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 371 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,331), other crime (656) and anti-social behaviour (381).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM17 was 116.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in RM17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM17 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RM17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thurrock 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015957) | 1,536 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Thurrock 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015958) | 1,355 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Thurrock 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015960) | 1,506 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Thurrock 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015967) | 1,572 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Thurrock 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015968) | 1,445 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.2% |
| [Thurrock 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015969) | 1,834 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Thurrock 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015970) | 1,413 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [Thurrock 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015955) | 1,711 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Thurrock 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015956) | 2,156 | 245.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |
| [Thurrock 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015959) | 1,951 | 100.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| [Thurrock 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015961) | 1,655 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Thurrock 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015962) | 1,831 | 121.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| [Thurrock 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015951) | 1,763 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Thurrock 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015952) | 2,371 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| [Thurrock 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015953) | 2,709 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.6% |
| [Thurrock 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/neighbourhood/e01015954) | 2,581 | 361.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |

## Your MP

- [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock): Jen Craft (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock): James McMurdock (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in RM17

[Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/grays-chafford-gorges-and-orsett-road), [Grays Town](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/grays-town), [Little Thurrock South](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock/little-thurrock-south)

## Postcode sectors in RM17

[RM17 5 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17-5), [RM17 6 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17-6), [RM17 9 (48 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17-9)

## Council

[Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)

## Towns in RM17

[Grays](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grays)

## Postcode districts next to RM17

[RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16), [RM18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm18), [RM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20)

## Nearest rail stations

[Grays (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3218,51.4763), [Tilbury Town (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3540,51.4624), [Chafford Hundred Lakeside (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.2874,51.4856), [Swanscombe (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3095,51.4491)

## More in the RM postcode area

[All RM postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RM17 in brief

RM17 is a postcode district covering Grays, Little Thurrock and Thurrock Park, in Thurrock.
About 31,306 people lived in RM17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 354 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 116.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RM17 was £325,000 in 2025.
RM17 had 30,025 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in RM17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RM17, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RM17
- Postcode area: [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm)
- Constituency: [Thurrock †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thurrock)
- Council: [Thurrock †](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock)
- Area: 6.23 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,306*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 91

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm16), [RM18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm18), [RM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20)

## Latest updates for RM17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RM17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm17