RM18 7NG Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced November 2003. Ward: Tilbury Riverside. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Tilbury Free Port, Tilbury: 26 addresses
- St Andrew's Road, Tilbury: 9 addresses
- Fort Road, Tilbury: 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 B (47% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clifton Slipways (including West Street Pier And Land To The North And South Of West Street) West Street Gravesend, permissioned (690 m)
- Clifton Slipways West Street West Off Bath Street Roundabout: up to 227 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- M Block, Bath Street, pending decision (810 m)
- Wickes Site, Stuart Road, Gravesend: up to 365 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- The Charter: up to 242 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 3 High Street Gravesend Kent, permissioned (850 m)
- Lindfield Electrical Stuart Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0BZ, permissioned (860 m)
- The Heritage Quarter Land Between West Street, Bath Street, Royal Pier Road And Queen Street, Excluding The High Street Gravesend, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 38 addresses are between -2 m and 5 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gravesend 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Tilbury Ferry & LIC Terminal | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 180 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 22.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 49.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Medical Centre | 930 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beaconsfield Dental Practice | 750 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 920 m |
| Police station | Kent Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Elizabeth Gardens 350 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 370 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Gordon Recreation Ground 6,120 m² | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Riverside Station, including floating landing stage, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Station, including floating landing stage | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| The Town Pier | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-east |
| Tilbury Fort | Scheduled monument | 830 m east |
| Officers Barracks Tilbury Fort | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m east |
| 80, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m south-east |
| Gravesend blockhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gravesend Reach | Tidal water | 420 m east |
| Tilbury Ness | Wetland | 1.6 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south |
| West Tilbury Marshes | Wetland | 2.6 km north-east |
| Hob Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Cooper Shore | Wood | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 38 |
11 of the postcode's 38 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Tilbury Free Port.