RM16 4ER Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chadwell St Mary. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Templer Avenue, Chadwell St Mary: 26 addresses
- Lytton Road, Chadwell St Mary: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Templer Avenue, Chadwell St Mary: 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 C (75% of about 670 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
- Church Hall, Rigby Gardens, Chadwell St Mary, permissioned (530 m)
- Land at Thurrock Technical College, Wood View, Grays, permissioned (540 m)
- Riverview Methodist Church, River View, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4BJ, permissioned (610 m)
- Land at St Joseph's Church Hall, Defoe Parade, Chadwell St Mary, permissioned (740 m)
- 11 River View Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4DH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- Chadwell Library, corner of Linford Road and Brentwood Road: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 28 addresses are between 28 m and 31 m above sea level (30 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 | Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Grays 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| East Tilbury 385,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Loewen Road Chadwell St Mary | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grays | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Asda Tilbury Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 45.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Balfour Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Riverview Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverview Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Thurrock Community Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Port of Tilbury Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.6 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chadwell Recreation Ground 18 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,440 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 770 m south-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 Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m south-east |
| Dene holes in Hangman's Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Causewayed enclosure and Anglo-Saxon cemetery 500m ENE of Heath Place | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Terrels Heath | Wood | 350 m north-west |
| Hutts Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-east |
| Hangman's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Little Thurrock Marshes | Wetland | 2.0 km south-west |
| Northfleet Hope | Tidal water | 3.6 km south-west |
| Grangewaters | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 28 |
12 of the postcode's 28 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Templer Avenue.