RM17 postcode area · Thurrock
The RM17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Thurrock. Area Scores range from 13 to 80 across them. Every full RM17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The RM17 district contains both ends of the scale: Chafford & North Stifford at 80 out of 100 (#1,362 of 6,856 in England) against Tilbury at 13, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £248,000 in Grays Town to £426,000 in Little Thurrock North — a 1.7× gap within the RM17 district.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the RM17 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafford & North StiffordThurrock | 1,362 | 80 | £390,000 |
| Little Thurrock NorthThurrock | 1,917 | 72 | £426,000 |
| Little Thurrock SouthThurrock | 1,931 | 72 | £391,000 |
| West ThurrockThurrock | 3,679 | 46 | £297,000 |
| Stifford ClaysThurrock | 3,727 | 46 | £410,000 |
| Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett RoadThurrock | 4,138 | 40 | £314,500 |
| Grays TownThurrock | 4,920 | 28 | £248,000 |
| Chadwell St MaryThurrock | 5,318 | 22 | £366,500 |
| TilburyThurrock | 5,948 | 13 | £325,000 |
People living in RM17 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Administrative 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 16% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 32% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 26%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in RM17
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RM17 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RM17.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.