RM16 3DX

Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Grays
Local authority
Thurrock
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM16 3DW 64 m
RM16 3DY 92 m
RM16 3DQ 113 m
RM16 3DF 121 m
RM16 3DZ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 3DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 3
Latitude
51.505894
Longitude
0.391402
British National Grid easting
566,061
British National Grid northing
181,262

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Thurrock · E06000034
Parish or community
E43000029
Output area
E00080791
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 004C · E01015979
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 004 · E02003299

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Ashby Close, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3DX 26 April 2024 £400,000
7, Ashby Close, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3DX 24 September 2021 £475,000
4, Ashby Close, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3DX 16 April 2021 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
7
  1. Orsett Church of England Primary School

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    1.8 km
  2. St Clere's School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 134
  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Other theft 22
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

11 female, 15 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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

8

within 5 km

  • ORSETT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81137

    1.8 km

  • HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL SURGERY

    HIGH ROAD, HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 8LB

    ODS code F81198

    2.2 km

  • NEERA MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 WHARF ROAD, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 0BY

    ODS code F81177

    2.6 km

  • HASSENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOUTHEND ROAD, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 0PH

    ODS code F81153

    2.9 km

  • THE RIGG-MILNER MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BATA AVENUE, EAST TILBURY, TILBURY, RM18 8SD

    ODS code F81082

    3.3 km

  • DR DEVARAJA VC PRACTICE

    7 THE SORRELLS, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 7DZ

    ODS code F81697

    4.0 km

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    4.3 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    4.4 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

  • Grosvenor Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.2 miles
  • Grosvenor Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.2 miles
  • Sandown Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.2 miles
  • Welling Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.3 miles
  • Sandown Road

    BCT · Orsett

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 004C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,959 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
6
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £437,500 from 2 recorded sales in RM16 3DX. 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

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. Orsett Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 134 events.

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