B149 Grays, Thurrock
1 address across 1 postcode (RM16), about 60 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 40502454.
- Flood: 16 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Thurrock costs £2,255 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Tilbury Town, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Balfour Medical Centre, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (75% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Riverview Methodist Church, River View, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4BJ, permissioned (380 m)
- Land at Thurrock Technical College, Wood View, Grays, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Church Hall, Rigby Gardens, Chadwell St Mary, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 11 River View Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4DH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Chadwell Library, corner of Linford Road and Brentwood Road: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Land rear of St Johns Way, Chadwell St Mary, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 28 Medina Road, Grays, RM17 6AQ, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 street's address is about 26 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM16 4BA | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Grays 3.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| East Tilbury 385,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Haven Chadwell St Mary | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Grays | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Tilbury Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.3 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 45.7 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Balfour Medical Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverview Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverview Dental Practice | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Thurrock Community Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Port of Tilbury Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.6 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chadwell Recreation Ground 18 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 710 m (0.4 miles) east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Dene holes in Hangman's Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hutts Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Terrels Heath | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Rookery Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Little Thurrock Marshes | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Northfleet Hope | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Grangewaters | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Thurrock: see them on the Thurrock page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwell St Mary Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Gateway Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Gateway Primary Free School | Primary | 0–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Herringham Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Orsett Heath Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thameside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Tilbury Pioneer Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Deneholm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Quarry Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hing Long Chinese Takeaway RM16 4BA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 4 Good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| SPAR RM16 4BA | Retailers - other | 110 m | 4 Good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Essex Grill 1 RM16 4BA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Chadwell Community Stall RM16 4EU | Retailers - other | 250 m | Exempt | |
| Amareta Cafe RM16 4BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2025 |
| New Wings RM16 4BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Aramark RM17 5TD | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Thamesview News RM16 4BJ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Essex Fish Bar RM16 4BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Londis RM16 4BJ | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Meredith Road (17); On or near Lever Square (8); On or near The Haven (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RM16 4BA: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Haven · River View · Lever Square · Ruskin Road · Meredith Road · Chelmer Road · Crouch Road · Lytton Road · Chadwell by Pass · Morley Square · Kingsley Walk · Riverview
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.