Area guide

Living in RM17, Thurrock

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around RM17 in Thurrock. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Thurrock: £321,941, down 0.9% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider East of England average is £337,518.

Check sold prices for a specific address in RM17 →
See where RM17 ranks across East of England →

Council tax at Band D in Thurrock: £2,255 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare RM17 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for RM17 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around RM17

102 recorded home sales on the streets around central RM17 in the last 2 years, with a median of £295,000 and a range from £103,000 to £725,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
12B Salisbury Road, RM17 6DQ Terraced £275,000 26 Jun 2026
88 Clarence Road, RM17 6RA Terraced £360,000 29 May 2026
45 Grange Road, RM17 6RE Terraced £300,000 29 May 2026
Flat 4B Tudor Court High View Avenue, RM17 6RU Flat or maisonette £184,000 22 May 2026
18 Bridge Court, RM17 6BW Flat or maisonette £163,500 21 May 2026
81 Stanley Road, RM17 6QX Terraced £295,000 20 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

38 schools within 3 miles , of which 81% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Quarry Hill Academy Primary Outstanding 0.2 mi away no figure
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Secondary Outstanding 1.5 mi away no figure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet Primary Outstanding 2.9 mi away no figure
Grays Convent High School Secondary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
Thames Park Secondary School Secondary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure

26 state primary and 8 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for RM17 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: The Light Christian School.

All 1 fee-paying schools near RM17, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations21.0%
Process, plant and machine operatives11.9%
Professional occupations11.6%
Associate professional and technical10.6%
Administrative and secretarial10.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How RM17 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 13.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of RM17 (E01015956, 2,156 residents in 2021, up 4.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 13.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 53.9% 45.6% -8.3 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 38.0% 43.7% +5.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.2% 9.2% +3.0 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.4% 18.7% +1.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 10.6% 10.3% -0.3 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 18.2% 32.1% +13.9 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 29.5% 43.1% +13.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 82.3% 83.3% +1.0 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 73.1% 65.2% -7.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

395 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central RM17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 3 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Thurrock's figures.

Buses from the centre of RM17

Best-served stop: Stanley Road, with 9.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of RM17 is Stanley Road: 9.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 3.5 in the evening and 4.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:01, last 23:06. Routes there: 73, 100, 83, 88, 375, 269. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of RM17. The nearest, Dell Medical Centre, has 5,361 registered patients and 2,983 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Dell Medical Centre52 yd5,3612,983
Oddfellows Hall & St Clements108 yd11,3922,954
Kadim Primecare Medical Centre0.1 mi2,2253,338

Nearest A&E: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, where 62.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust at 72.2%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Thurrock pays £2,255 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Thurrock, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Thurrock, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,682+4.8%
2022-23£1,735+3.2%
2023-24£1,899+9.5%
2024-25£2,041+7.5%
2025-26£2,145+5.1%
2026-27£2,255+5.1%

Exceptional Financial Support. Thurrock was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£68.91m, later revised), 2025-26 (£72.0m, later revised), 2024-25 (£68.6m, later revised), 2023-24 (£180.17m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

Section 114 notice. 19 Dec 2022 (notice). The chief finance officer's declaration that the council cannot balance its budget; it freezes new spending until a recovery plan is agreed.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about RM17

What is the average house price in RM17?

The average sold price in Thurrock is £321,941 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in RM17?

Prices in Thurrock are down 0.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in RM17?

The median of 102 recorded sales around central RM17 in the last 2 years is £295,000, ranging from £103,000 to £725,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in RM17?

38 schools sit within 3 miles of central RM17, and 81% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in RM17?

395 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RM17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is RM17 at risk of flooding?

Central RM17 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is RM17 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 81% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £295,000; the area sits in decile 3 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 395 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is RM17 safe?

395 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RM17 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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