RM16 6LX postcode in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock

RM16 6LX is a postcode in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames, in the Chafford Hundred West ward of Thurrock. It is in the Thurrock parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since September 2003.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 65% of homes and businesses at RM16 6LX can get it Across Thurrock: 93% Typical price £356,250 Homes sold in RM16 6, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Chafford Hundred 600 m in a straight line

Where RM16 6LX is, and what is near it

Map of RM16 6LX and what is near it Map of RM16 6LX: its centre point, with the 161 other postcodes in the RM16 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RM16 6AP: also in RM16 6RM16 6AQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6BB: also in RM16 6RM16 6BD: also in RM16 6RM16 6BE: also in RM16 6RM16 6BG: also in RM16 6RM16 6BJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6BL: also in RM16 6RM16 6BN: also in RM16 6RM16 6BQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6BW: also in RM16 6RM16 6BY: also in RM16 6RM16 6BZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6DD: also in RM16 6RM16 6DG: also in RM16 6RM16 6DJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6DR: also in RM16 6RM16 6DS: also in RM16 6RM16 6DT: also in RM16 6RM16 6DU: also in RM16 6RM16 6DW: also in RM16 6RM16 6DY: also in RM16 6RM16 6EA: also in RM16 6RM16 6EB: also in RM16 6RM16 6EE: also in RM16 6RM16 6EJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6EN: also in RM16 6RM16 6EP: also in RM16 6RM16 6ER: also in RM16 6RM16 6ES: also in RM16 6RM16 6ET: also in RM16 6RM16 6EU: also in RM16 6RM16 6EW: also in RM16 6RM16 6EX: also in RM16 6RM16 6EY: also in RM16 6RM16 6EZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6GE: also in RM16 6RM16 6GG: also in RM16 6RM16 6GZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6HA: also in RM16 6RM16 6HB: also in RM16 6RM16 6HH: also in RM16 6RM16 6LP: also in RM16 6RM16 6LQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6LT: also in RM16 6RM16 6LU: also in RM16 6RM16 6LW: also in RM16 6RM16 6LY: also in RM16 6RM16 6LZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6NA: also in RM16 6RM16 6NB: also in RM16 6RM16 6ND: also in RM16 6RM16 6NE: also in RM16 6RM16 6NF: also in RM16 6RM16 6NG: also in RM16 6RM16 6NH: also in RM16 6RM16 6NJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6NL: also in RM16 6RM16 6NN: also in RM16 6RM16 6NP: also in RM16 6RM16 6NQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6NR: also in RM16 6RM16 6NW: also in RM16 6RM16 6NX: also in RM16 6RM16 6PA: also in RM16 6RM16 6PB: also in RM16 6RM16 6PD: also in RM16 6RM16 6PE: also in RM16 6RM16 6PH: also in RM16 6RM16 6PL: also in RM16 6RM16 6PP: also in RM16 6RM16 6PQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6PR: also in RM16 6RM16 6PS: also in RM16 6RM16 6PT: also in RM16 6RM16 6PU: also in RM16 6RM16 6PX: also in RM16 6RM16 6PY: also in RM16 6RM16 6PZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6QA: also in RM16 6RM16 6QJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6QQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6QW: also in RM16 6RM16 6QY: also in RM16 6RM16 6RA: also in RM16 6RM16 6RB: also in RM16 6RM16 6RG: also in RM16 6RM16 6RH: also in RM16 6RM16 6RJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6RL: also in RM16 6RM16 6RN: also in RM16 6RM16 6RP: also in RM16 6RM16 6RQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6RR: also in RM16 6RM16 6RS: also in RM16 6RM16 6RT: also in RM16 6RM16 6RU: also in RM16 6RM16 6RW: also in RM16 6RM16 6RX: also in RM16 6RM16 6RY: also in RM16 6RM16 6RZ: also in RM16 6RM16 6SE: also in RM16 6RM16 6UT: also in RM16 6RM16 6YA: also in RM16 6RM16 6YB: also in RM16 6RM16 6YD: also in RM16 6RM16 6YE: also in RM16 6RM16 6YG: also in RM16 6RM16 6YH: also in RM16 6RM16 6YJ: also in RM16 6RM16 6YL: also in RM16 6RM16 6YN: also in RM16 6RM16 6YQ: also in RM16 6RM16 6YR: also in RM16 6RM16 6YS: also in RM16 6RM16 6YW: also in RM16 6 2 schools, 650 m3 places, 1.8–2.4 kmChafford Hundred East RM16 6LX Map of RM16 6LX and what is near it Map of RM16 6LX: its centre point, with the 161 other postcodes in the RM16 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.8–2.4 kmChafford Hundred East RM16 6LX
  • RM16 6LX
  • Other postcodes in RM16 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4877, longitude 0.2952)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RM16 6LX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RM16 6LX?

Every home and business at RM16 6LX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 65% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RM16 6LX 65% Thurrock 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RM16 6LX 100% Thurrock 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RM16 6LX?

BinDayBuddy does not read Thurrock Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Thurrock Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RM16 6LX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RM16 6LX.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Thurrock

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RM16 6LX: 26,330 properties in Thurrock are at high risk (31% of all its properties). All the figures for Thurrock

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RM16 6LX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RM16 6LX?

Homes in RM16 6 sold for a typical £356,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 160 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£356,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£387,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £577,500 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £410,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £357,500 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 59 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RM16 district: a typical £385,000 from 423 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RM16 6LX

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RM16 6LX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RM16 6LX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around RM16 6LX. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RM16 6LX

Band D in Thurrock for 2026‑27: £2,255. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,754 (band B) to £3,758 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,255.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,503
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,754
Band Cabout 160 (17%)£2,004
Band Dabout 360 (39%)£2,255
Band Eabout 180 (19%)£2,756
Band Fabout 160 (17%)£3,257
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£3,758
Band Hfewer than 5£4,509

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 62% 1983 to 1999
  7. 38% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Thurrock before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RM16 6LX is in (ONS area E01015982), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest open schools to RM16 6LX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM16 6LX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RM16 6LX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM16 6LX is Chafford Hundred Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chafford Hundred Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Grays Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hampton Close, 10 m away.

More stations near RM16 6LX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM16 6LX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RM16 6LX?

3 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM16 6LX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • Smart Charge Charging point · 10 chargers 450 mWalk
  • Grays Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest to the centre of RM16 6LX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RM16 6LX?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM16 6LX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM16 6LX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RM16 6LX?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM16 6LX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RM16 6LX in a conservation area?

The centre of RM16 6LX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RM16 6LX?

Police.uk records 327 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM16 6LX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Shoplifting76 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Vehicle crime37 reports
Other theft21 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports

Also: public order 15, drugs 10, burglary 4, possession of weapons 3, robbery 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RM16 6LX

Ward
Chafford Hundred West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2003

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RM16 6RP70 mRM16 6NF80 mRM16 6RN100 mRM16 6RJ150 mRM16 6LZ150 mRM16 6NB180 m
All of RM16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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