RM20 1WS

West Thurrock & South Stifford · Thurrock · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Thurrock
Constituency
Thurrock
Postcode district
RM20
Postcode sector
RM20 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM20 1WL 118 m
RM20 1WN 164 m
RM20 2ZS 220 m
RM20 1TX 229 m
RM20 2ZW 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM20 1WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM20
Postcode sector
RM20 1
Latitude
51.487214
Longitude
0.277576
British National Grid easting
558,227
British National Grid northing
178,933

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
24
Secondary
10
  1. West Thurrock Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Warren Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 903
  • Violence and sexual offences 609
  • Vehicle crime 335
  • Other theft 196
  • Anti social behaviour 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    1.9 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    1.9 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    2.3 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    2.4 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    2.5 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    2.9 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    3.4 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    3.4 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    3.6 km

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    3.6 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    3.8 km

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    3.8 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    4.0 km

  • BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 BALFOUR ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 5NS

    ODS code F81155

    4.2 km

  • PEARTREE SURGERY & WEST HORNDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81134

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lakeside Retail Park

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.1 miles
  • Lakeside Retail Park

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.2 miles
  • Costco Roundabout

    BCT · Lakeside

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 10 secondary schools. West Thurrock Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 903 events.

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