RM20 3NJ

Purfleet-on-Thames · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM20 3LU 100 m
RM20 3NL 156 m
RM19 1NR 199 m
RM20 3ZD 232 m
RM20 3ZP 279 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM20 3NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM20
Postcode sector
RM20 3
Latitude
51.478752
Longitude
0.264581
British National Grid easting
557,354
British National Grid northing
177,964

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
E00175309
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
40
Primary
28
Secondary
9
  1. West Thurrock Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. Harris Academy Riverside

    Free schools

    1.7 km
  3. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,584
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 866
  • Violence and sexual offences 505
  • Vehicle crime 305
  • Other theft 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM20 3 residents
3,209

Age bands in RM20 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.8%

747 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

344 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.5%

1,218 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.7%

533 residents

Age 65 and over
5.6%

167 residents

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.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    2.3 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    2.4 km

  • CHAFFORD HUNDRED MEDICAL CENTRE

    DRAKE ROAD, CHAFFORD HUNDRED, GRAYS, RM16 6RS

    ODS code F81113

    3.0 km

  • SANCTA MARIA MEDICAL CENTRE

    DAIGLEN DRIVE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5SZ

    ODS code F81197

    3.5 km

  • DR YASIN SA PRACTICE

    DARENTH LANE, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LP

    ODS code F81632

    3.5 km

  • DERRY COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F81669

    3.6 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

    ST EDMUNDS CHURCH LIVING, ST. EDMUNDS ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 5ND

    ODS code G82647

    3.7 km

  • MILTON ROAD AND THE GRAYS SURGERY

    78 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6HU

    ODS code F81641

    4.1 km

  • THURROCK HEALTH CENTRE

    55-57 HIGH STREET, GRAYS, RM17 6NB

    ODS code Y02807

    4.1 km

  • ODDFELLOWS HALL & ST CLEMENTS

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

    ODS code Y00999

    4.4 km

  • DELL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81219

    4.4 km

  • KADIM PRIMECARE MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 BRIDGE ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6DB

    ODS code F81623

    4.6 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    4.6 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    4.6 km

  • DR YADAVA N PRACTICE

    34 EAST THURROCK ROAD, GRAYS, RM17 6SP

    ODS code F81211

    4.8 km

  • STIFFORD CLAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CRAMMAVILL STREET, STIFFORD CLAYS, GRAYS, RM16 2AP

    ODS code F81192

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Stonehouse Corner

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.1 miles
  • Stonehouse Corner

    BCT · Purfleet

    0.2 miles
  • Weston Avenue South End Menzies

    BCT · West Thurrock

    0.2 miles
  • Weston Avenue South End Menzies

    BCT · West Thurrock

    0.2 miles
  • Eastern Avenue

    BCT · West Thurrock

    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

40 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 9 secondary schools. West Thurrock Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,584 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 866 events.

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