RM16 3BG

West Thurrock & South Stifford · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM19 1YL 542 m
RM20 1TX 578 m
RM19 1YN 614 m
RM20 1WL 646 m
RM19 1NU 689 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 3BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 3
Latitude
51.492281
Longitude
0.272282
British National Grid easting
557,842
British National Grid northing
179,485

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
E00182438
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 022C · E01034370
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 022 · E02007005

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Granada Service Station, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, Grays, RM16 3BG 9 December 2016 £81,082
Granada Service Station, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, Grays, RM16 3BG 19 October 2015 £4,807,500
Thurrock Motorway Services Area, Travelodge, Arterial Road, West Thurrock, Grays, RM16 3BG 6 December 2013 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
9
  1. Aveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. Somers Heath Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Warren Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,906
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 914
  • Violence and sexual offences 593
  • Vehicle crime 309
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Public order 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM16 3 residents
3,676

Age bands in RM16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

550 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

371 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

830 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

998 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

668 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    1.2 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    1.9 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    1.9 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    2.0 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    2.2 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    2.6 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    3.9 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81134

    3.9 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    4.0 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    4.0 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    4.1 km

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    4.1 km

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    4.3 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    4.6 km

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thurrock Services

    BCT · West Thurrock

    0.1 miles
  • Arterial Road West Thurrock

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.2 miles
  • Arterial Road West Thurrock

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.3 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 022C, 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

15,521 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 9 secondary schools. Aveley Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,906 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 914 events.

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