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RM16 6BF

Chafford Hundred West · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM16 6BU 63 m
RM16 6DA 82 m
RM16 6BT 89 m
RM16 6AZ 137 m
RM20 4DP 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM16 6BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM16
Postcode sector
RM16 6
Latitude
51.480298
Longitude
0.292368
British National Grid easting
559,278
British National Grid northing
178,196

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
E00175286
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 019C · E01033611
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 019 · E02006859

Postcode source versions

Explore RM16

101 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6BF 11 April 2022 £342,000
43, Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6BF 2 February 2022 £335,000
65, Sewell Close, Chafford Hundred, Grays, RM16 6BF 29 June 2021 £325,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
30
Secondary
12
  1. Harris Primary Academy Mayflower

    Free schools

    186 m
  2. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

    Academy converter

    198 m
  3. Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred

    Academy converter

    198 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 899
  • Violence and sexual offences 863
  • Vehicle crime 301
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Other theft 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102
46 female, 56 male
Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.9
RM16 6 residents
14,952

Age bands in RM16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.7%
3,398 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.3%
1,841 residents
Age 25 to 44
32.9%
4,919 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.3%
3,926 residents
Age 65 and over
5.8%
870 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM16 6 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    1.4 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    2.2 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    2.2 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    2.5 km

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    2.5 km

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    2.7 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    2.9 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    3.1 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    3.2 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.2 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    3.2 km

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    3.2 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    3.3 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    4.1 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81134

    4.9 km

  • SAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 CALCUTTA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7QA

    ODS code F81708

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Mayflower Road Library Campus

    BCT · Chafford Hundred

    287 m
  • Mayflower Road Library Campus

    BCT · Chafford Hundred

    314 m
  • Hatfield Road

    BCT · Chafford Hundred

    360 m
  • Ikea

    BCT · West Thurrock

    378 m
  • Ikea

    BCT · West Thurrock

    388 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 019C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,103 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
17
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
3
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 £338,500 from 2 recorded sales in RM16 6BF. 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 12 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Mayflower is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 899 events.

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