RM16 2HL

Little Thurrock Blackshots · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Grays
Local authority
Thurrock
Constituency
Thurrock
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM16 2HJ 83 m
RM16 2EX 108 m
RM16 2HP 123 m
RM16 2HB 139 m
RM16 2HD 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 2HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 2
Latitude
51.499263
Longitude
0.335321
British National Grid easting
562,193
British National Grid northing
180,399

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Thurrock · E06000034
Parish or community
E43000029
Westminster constituency
Thurrock · E14001546
Output area
E00080869
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 009C · E01015993
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 009 · E02003304

Postcode source versions

Explore RM16

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, The Firs, Grays, RM16 2HL 10 June 2025 £465,000
10, The Firs, Grays, RM16 2HL 23 August 2024 £405,000
11, The Firs, Grays, RM16 2HL 22 July 2024 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. William Edwards School

    Academy converter

    509 m
  2. Stifford Clays Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    517 m
  3. Deneholm Primary School

    Academy converter

    596 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Vehicle crime 131
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Other theft 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

24 female, 31 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.8
RM16 2 residents
13,718

Age bands in RM16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,687 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,542 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

3,417 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,434 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,759 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    463 m

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    1.5 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

    ODDFELLOWS HEALTH CENTRE, DELL ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5JY

    ODS code Y00999

    2.1 km

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE DELL MEDICAL CENTRE, 111 ORSETT ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5HB

    ODS code F81219

    2.2 km

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    2.2 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    2.4 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    2.5 km

  • ORSETT SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 63 ROWLEY ROAD, ORSETT, GRAYS, RM16 3ET

    ODS code F81137

    2.5 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    2.6 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    2.8 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    3.7 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.8 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

    PEAR TREE SURGERY, PEARTREE CLOSE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 6PR

    ODS code F81134

    3.9 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    3.9 km

  • SAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 CALCUTTA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7QA

    ODS code F81708

    4.5 km

  • MEDIC HOUSE

    OTTAWA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RJ

    ODS code F81652

    4.5 km

  • COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTRE

    QUEBEC ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RB

    ODS code F81206

    4.5 km

  • TILBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 8EB

    ODS code F81110

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fairfield Avenue

    BCT · Stifford Clays

    0.1 miles
  • Whitmore Avenue

    BCT · Stifford Clays

    0.1 miles
  • Whitmore Avenue

    BCT · Stifford Clays

    0.1 miles
  • Brookmans Avenue

    BCT · Stifford Clays

    0.2 miles
  • Prince Phillip Avenue

    BCT · Stifford Clays

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 009C, 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

14,363 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £442,500 from 4 recorded sales in RM16 2HL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Thurrock is £327,176 in June 2026, up 2.3% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. William Edwards School is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 423 events.

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