RM14 3BJ Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced May 2017. Ward: Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Church Road, Bulphan: 20 addresses
- Brentwood Road, Bulphan: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Thurrock in 2026-27: Band D £2,255 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,503 | £1,754 | £2,004 | £2,255 | £2,756 | £3,257 | £3,758 | £4,509 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (33% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Thurrock.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Manor House Farm, Brentwood Road, Bulphan, permissioned (280 m)
- Portland Lodge Brentwood Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3TJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 23 addresses are between 9 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Horndon 412,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Laindon 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Stanford-Le-Hope 745,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Recreation Ground Bulphan | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basildon Town Centre | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 10.8 km |
| Car parks | JDR Trans Ltd. - Depot Parking | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 22.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dr Salako And Partners | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Great Berry Pharmacy | 3.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 17 Denehurst Gardens | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Orsett Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Basildon Police Station | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | BP - Orsett North SF Connect, Orsett Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Great Berry Open Space 4.8 ha | 3.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Plough House, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Plough House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m west |
| Bulphan World War II bombing decoy, 850m and 890m south west of Doesgate Farm | Scheduled monument | 890 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle's Gorse | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Sticking Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Gorwyn's Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km south |
| Snake Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| Black Bushes | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| Old Hall Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 23 |
15 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Road.