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RM17 5RF

Grays Town · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Grays
Ward
Grays Town
Local authority
Thurrock
Constituency
Thurrock
Postcode district
RM17
Postcode sector
RM17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM17 5LR 46 m
RM17 5LG 113 m
RM17 5LP 114 m
RM17 5AX 124 m
RM17 5LQ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM17 5RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM17
Postcode sector
RM17 5
Latitude
51.486437
Longitude
0.323588
British National Grid easting
561,424
British National Grid northing
178,947

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Thurrock · E06000034
Electoral ward
Grays Town · E05016313
Parish or community
E43000029
Westminster constituency
Thurrock · E14001546
Output area
E00080698
Lower layer super output area
Thurrock 009B · E01015958
Middle layer super output area
Thurrock 009 · E02003304

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7a, Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RF 6 November 2020 £400,000
7, Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RF 22 December 2014 £295,000
8, Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RF 6 January 2012 £169,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    374 m

  2. The Hathaway Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    449 m

  3. Grays Convent High School

    Voluntary aided school

    592 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,091
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,500
  • Shoplifting 424
  • Vehicle crime 323
  • Public order 321
  • Anti social behaviour 321

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.4
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM17 5 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
88.9%
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

19

within 5 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    706 m

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    757 m

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    876 m

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    1.0 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    1.0 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    1.3 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    1.3 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    1.3 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    1.4 km

  • SAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 CALCUTTA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7QA

    ODS code F81708

    3.6 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

  • MEDIC HOUSE

    OTTAWA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RJ

    ODS code F81652

    3.7 km

  • COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTRE

    QUEBEC ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RB

    ODS code F81206

    3.8 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    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

    4.1 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81134

    4.6 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    4.8 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

  • Ward Avenue

    BCT · Grays

    0.0 miles

  • Hathaway Road

    BCT · Grays

    0.1 miles

  • Dexter Close

    BCT · Grays

    0.1 miles

  • Russell Road

    BCT · Grays

    0.2 miles

  • Dexter Close

    BCT · Grays

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Thurrock 009B, 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

11,429 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,091 published events cover 12 months, averaging 340.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,500 events.

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