RM19 1PG Thurrock
Live postcode, introduced April 2005. Ward: Purfleet-on-Thames. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Coniston Avenue, Purfleet-on-Thames: 18 addresses
- Kendal, Purfleet-on-Thames: 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 (31% of about 1,100 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
- Purfleet Centre: up to 2,850 homes, permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are 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: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 very low.
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 19 addresses are between 6 m and 13 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Purfleet 573,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Stone Crossing 319,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Linnet Way Purfleet | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lakeside | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 8.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on London Road, RM19 | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 45.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Purfleet Care Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allcures PLC | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Littlebrook Hospital Dgs | 3.7 km |
| Police station | South Ockendon Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Meads Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Church Hollow Park 1,640 m² | 890 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,240 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at High House, Purfleet, a scheduled monument, 650 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at High House, Purfleet | Scheduled monument | 650 m east |
| Purfleet magazine | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 310 m north-west |
| Long Reach | Tidal water | 870 m south |
| Watts's Wood | Wood | 940 m north-east |
| Dartford Marshes | Wetland | 2.0 km south-west |
| Alexandra Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km east |
| Eagle Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 19 |
11 of the postcode's 19 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Coniston Avenue.