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RM16 1PB

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 1TS 14 m
RM19 1TR 169 m
RM19 1AT 210 m
RM19 1RR 225 m
RM19 1TL 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 1PB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 1
Latitude
51.485222
Longitude
0.245687
British National Grid easting
556,020
British National Grid northing
178,643

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
E00080505
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 021A · E01015921
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
36
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. Harris Academy Riverside

    Free schools

    784 m

  2. Purfleet Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    795 m

  3. Aveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
905
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Vehicle crime 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Drugs 72
  • Anti social behaviour 71

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

    872 m

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    1.7 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.6 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    3.6 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    3.7 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    3.8 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    4.1 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    4.6 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    5.0 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Watts Crescent

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.2 miles

  • Linnet Way

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.4 miles

  • Linnet Way

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.4 miles

  • London Road Lindon Close

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.4 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 021A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,894 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Harris Academy Riverside is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

905 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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