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

Typical net household income£43,909a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime113per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied59%

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

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +23.7% over 5 years · +7.3% over the year · 321 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached£407,500
Terraced£325,000
Flat£200,000
Thurrock£355,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chafford & North StiffordThurrock 1,36280 £390,000
Little Thurrock NorthThurrock 1,91772 £426,000
Little Thurrock SouthThurrock 1,93172 £391,000
West ThurrockThurrock 3,67946 £297,000
Stifford ClaysThurrock 3,72746 £410,000
Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett RoadThurrock 4,13840 £314,500
Grays TownThurrock 4,92028 £248,000
Chadwell St MaryThurrock 5,31822 £366,500
TilburyThurrock 5,94813 £325,000

People living in RM17 Census 2021

Residents85,101
Median age (est.)36
Density2,260per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above27%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 20%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 9%Black: 14%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 72%Asian 9%Black 14%Mixed 3%Other 2%

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.