RM17 5AX

Grays Town · 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
RM17
Postcode sector
RM17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM17 5LP 55 m
RM17 5AU 74 m
RM17 5LR 79 m
RM17 5LQ 116 m
RM17 5BA 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM17 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM17
Postcode sector
RM17 5
Latitude
51.487539
Longitude
0.323831
British National Grid easting
561,437
British National Grid northing
179,070

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
E00080694
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 009A · E01015957
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 009 · E02003304

Postcode source versions

Explore RM17

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Lenthall Avenue, Grays, RM17 5AX 24 June 2026 £360,000
14, Lenthall Avenue, Grays, RM17 5AX 10 November 2025 £396,000
19, Lenthall Avenue, Grays, RM17 5AX 17 April 2023 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. The Hathaway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    356 m
  2. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    377 m
  3. Grays Convent High School

    Voluntary aided school

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,440
  • Shoplifting 422
  • Vehicle crime 321
  • Public order 313
  • Anti social behaviour 311

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

32 female, 32 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.7
RM17 5 residents
14,180

Age bands in RM17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,605 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,519 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.6%

4,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

3,389 residents

Age 65 and over
14%

1,898 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM17 5 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

19

within 5 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    812 m

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    864 m

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    972 m

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    998 m

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    1.1 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    1.2 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    1.4 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    1.4 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    1.4 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    3.6 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.7 km

  • SAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 CALCUTTA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7QA

    ODS code F81708

    3.7 km

  • MEDIC HOUSE

    OTTAWA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RJ

    ODS code F81652

    3.8 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    3.8 km

  • COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTRE

    QUEBEC ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RB

    ODS code F81206

    3.9 km

  • ORSETT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81137

    4.0 km

  • TILBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 8EB

    ODS code F81110

    4.2 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81134

    4.5 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

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

Nearby transport

  • Dexter Close

    BCT · Grays

    0.0 miles
  • Ward Avenue

    BCT · Grays

    0.1 miles
  • Dexter Close

    BCT · Grays

    0.1 miles
  • Hathaway Road

    BCT · Grays

    0.1 miles
  • Thurloe Walk

    BCT · Grays

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 009A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,406 of 33,755

Income
3 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
5 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
7
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £372,500 from 4 recorded sales in RM17 5AX. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Hathaway Academy is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 330.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,440 events.

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