# RM20 3JL: area report for a postcode in Thurrock

RM20 3JL 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 RM20 3JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) › [RM20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20) › [RM20 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm20-3)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 91% on July. Thurrock 022D: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **Chafford Hundred Lakeside, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **No property in RM20 3JL 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=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Thurrock 022D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **£319,969 average price**: For the whole of Thurrock, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM20 3JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **Low road and rail noise at RM20 3JL**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **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=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL
- **14.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Thurrock Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-thurrock-academy-e139991) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Academy Chafford Hundred](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-academy-chafford-hundred-e137549) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-chafford-hundred-e138349) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Mayflower](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-mayflower-e140938) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warren Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-primary-school-e148172) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £308,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2023 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £325,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: ST CLEMENTS HEALTH CENTRE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Costco Thurrock (620 m, Costco); Lidl Lakeside Retail Park Grays (800 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £319,969** (August 2026). Thurrock’s average house price was £319,969 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Thurrock costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 022D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.2** (2025). Thurrock 022D has a deprivation score of 22.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,962nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £336,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Thurrock 022D was £336,000 in 2025. Joint 12,645th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,114** (2021). Thurrock 022D had 2,114 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,757th 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In Thurrock 022D, 89.9% 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.

## RM20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £297,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM20 was £297,000 in 2025. Joint 1,108th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,475** (2021). RM20 had 7,475 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 596th least 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in RM20 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In RM20, 93.2% 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: 51.4780, 0.2781

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), August 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=0.2781,51.4780,RM203JL

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