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RM16 1GU

Purfleet-on-Thames · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Purfleet-on-Thames
Local authority
Thurrock
Constituency
Thurrock
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM19 1GU 0 m
RM19 1GT 93 m
RM19 1GD 118 m
RM19 1GR 119 m
RM19 1GE 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 1GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 1
Latitude
51.488387
Longitude
0.236292
British National Grid easting
555,357
British National Grid northing
178,975

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Thurrock · E06000034
Electoral ward
Purfleet-on-Thames · E05016318
Parish or community
E43000029
Westminster constituency
Thurrock · E14001546
Output area
E00080955
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 021C · E01016013
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 021 · E02007004

Postcode source versions

Explore RM16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
7

  1. Purfleet Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    383 m

  2. Harris Academy Riverside

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  3. Aveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 338
  • Vehicle crime 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Drugs 71
  • Anti social behaviour 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    162 m

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 HIGH STREET, AVELEY, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 4AD

    ODS code F81010

    1.9 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

    156 BRIDGE ROAD, SLADE GREEN, ERITH, DA8 2HS

    ODS code G83062

    3.8 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    UNIT 2/3 DERRY COURT, DERRY AVENUE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5GN

    ODS code F81669

    3.9 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.9 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    4.0 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

    ST EDMUNDS CHURCH LIVING, ST. EDMUNDS ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 5ND

    ODS code G82647

    4.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    ERITH HEALTH CENTRE, 50 PIER ROAD, ERITH, DA8 1RQ

    ODS code G83630

    4.0 km

  • RAINHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    UPMINSTER ROAD SOUTH, RAINHAM, RM13 9AB

    ODS code F82627

    4.4 km

  • BERWICK SURGERY

    17 BERWICK ROAD, RAINHAM, RM13 9QU

    ODS code F82649

    4.6 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Marlow Avenue

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.1 miles

  • Marlow Avenue

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.2 miles

  • Garrison Estate

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.2 miles

  • Tank Hill Road Primary School

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.3 miles

  • Garrison Estate

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 021C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,302 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Purfleet Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 383 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 338 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.