RM16 3DJ Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Brentwood Road, Thurrock: 9 addresses
- Stanford Road, Southfields: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Brentwood Road, Southfields: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brentwood Road, Southfields: 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 D (43% of about 700 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.
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 14 addresses are between 30 m and 33 m above sea level (31 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 | East Tilbury 385,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Stanford-Le-Hope 745,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grays | 5.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 6.0 km |
| Car parks | RCP Parking - King Street | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 22.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 44.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Orsett Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Dips Chemist | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | High Street (Dental Surgery) | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Orsett Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Port of Tilbury Police Station | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | BP - Orsett North SF Connect, Orsett Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Maple Park 45 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,690 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,310 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Wood | Wood | 810 m south |
| Ashen Shaw | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Larch Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Mucking Marshes | Wetland | 2.7 km east |
| Sticking Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north-west |
| The Lower Hope | Tidal water | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 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 5 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 Brentwood Road.