RM16 2JX Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Thurrock Blackshots. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 D (70% of about 640 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
- Deneholm Primary School, Culford Road, Little Thurrock, Grays. RM16 2SS: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- Petrol Station, Daneholes Roundabout' Stanford Road, Grays: up to 9 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 27 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 | Grays 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Library Socketts Heath | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grays | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 5.1 km |
| Car parks | Ncp | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 44.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Balfour Medical Centre | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lodge Lane Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Thurrock Community Hospital | 410 m |
| Police station | Grays Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Socketts Heath, Socketts Heath Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,120 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,420 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,250 m² | 550 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dene holes in Hangman's Wood, a scheduled monument, 760 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dene holes in Hangman's Wood | Scheduled monument | 760 m south-east |
| Crop mark complex, Orsett | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hangman's Wood | Wood | 670 m south-east |
| Terrels Heath | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Rookery Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south |
| Little Thurrock Marshes | Wetland | 2.3 km south |
| Grangewaters | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Northfleet Hope | Tidal water | 3.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 17 |
10 of the postcode's 17 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 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) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.