RM15 6NX Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Ockendon. Region: East of England.
Streets
- South Road, South Ockendon: 1 address
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 F (32% of about 560 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 9-13 South Road, South Road, South Ockendon, permissioned (210 m)
- Former Congregational Church, North Road, South Ockendon, permissioned (410 m)
- Bentons Farm, Mollands Lane, South Ockendon, permissioned (480 m)
- Adjacent Bentons Farm, Mollands Lane, South Ockendon, permissioned (490 m)
- Arisdale Industrial Estate (remainder), South Ockendon, permissioned (500 m)
- Tamarisk Road, South Ockendon: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Lambourn House, 67 North Road, South Ockendon, RM15 6QA, permissioned (660 m)
- 146 South Road, South Ockendon, RM15 6BX, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 22 m above sea level.
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 | Ockendon 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Grays 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Brandon Groves South Ockendon | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 9.2 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Dickens Yard | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Canterbury Road Car Park | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Peartree Surgery & West Horndon Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Reliance Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 73 Garron Lane (Dental Surgery) | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Thurrock Community Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | South Ockendon Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,000 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Little Belhus Country Park 32 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north-east |
| Gatehouse and moat of South Ockenden Old Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Roman barrow 260m north east of South Ockendon Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Belhus Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Alexandria | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Bonnygate Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Little Palmer's Shaw | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Great Palmer's Shaw | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 South Road.