RM17 5DA postcode in Grays, Thurrock

RM17 5DA is a postcode in Grays, in the Grays Town ward of Thurrock. It is in the Thurrock parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Thurrock: 93% Typical price £359,000 Homes sold in RM17 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Grays 300 m in a straight line

Where RM17 5DA is, and what is near it

Map of RM17 5DA and what is near it Map of RM17 5DA: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the RM17 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RM17 5AY: also in RM17 5RM17 5BF: also in RM17 5RM17 5BN: also in RM17 5RM17 5BS: also in RM17 5RM17 5BT: also in RM17 5RM17 5BU: also in RM17 5RM17 5BW: also in RM17 5RM17 5BX: also in RM17 5RM17 5BY: also in RM17 5RM17 5DD: also in RM17 5RM17 5DF: also in RM17 5RM17 5DL: also in RM17 5RM17 5DS: also in RM17 5RM17 5DX: also in RM17 5RM17 5EB: also in RM17 5RM17 5ED: also in RM17 5RM17 5EF: also in RM17 5RM17 5EG: also in RM17 5RM17 5EH: also in RM17 5RM17 5EJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5EL: also in RM17 5RM17 5EN: also in RM17 5RM17 5ER: also in RM17 5RM17 5ES: also in RM17 5RM17 5ET: also in RM17 5RM17 5EU: also in RM17 5RM17 5EW: also in RM17 5RM17 5EY: also in RM17 5RM17 5EZ: also in RM17 5RM17 5FA: also in RM17 5RM17 5FD: also in RM17 5RM17 5FG: also in RM17 5RM17 5FH: also in RM17 5RM17 5FJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5FL: also in RM17 5RM17 5FN: also in RM17 5RM17 5GH: also in RM17 5RM17 5HA: also in RM17 5RM17 5HB: also in RM17 5RM17 5HE: also in RM17 5RM17 5HF: also in RM17 5RM17 5HG: also in RM17 5RM17 5HH: also in RM17 5RM17 5HJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5HL: also in RM17 5RM17 5HN: also in RM17 5RM17 5HQ: also in RM17 5RM17 5HR: also in RM17 5RM17 5HS: also in RM17 5RM17 5HT: also in RM17 5RM17 5HU: also in RM17 5RM17 5HW: also in RM17 5RM17 5HX: also in RM17 5RM17 5HY: also in RM17 5RM17 5HZ: also in RM17 5RM17 5JA: also in RM17 5RM17 5JB: also in RM17 5RM17 5JD: also in RM17 5RM17 5JE: also in RM17 5RM17 5JF: also in RM17 5RM17 5JG: also in RM17 5RM17 5JH: also in RM17 5RM17 5JJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5JL: also in RM17 5RM17 5JN: also in RM17 5RM17 5JP: also in RM17 5RM17 5JQ: also in RM17 5RM17 5JR: also in RM17 5RM17 5JS: also in RM17 5RM17 5JT: also in RM17 5RM17 5JU: also in RM17 5RM17 5JW: also in RM17 5RM17 5JX: also in RM17 5RM17 5JY: also in RM17 5RM17 5JZ: also in RM17 5RM17 5LA: also in RM17 5RM17 5LB: also in RM17 5RM17 5LF: also in RM17 5RM17 5LT: also in RM17 5RM17 5LY: also in RM17 5RM17 5NH: also in RM17 5RM17 5NJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5QL: also in RM17 5RM17 5QQ: also in RM17 5RM17 5RR: also in RM17 5RM17 5TP: also in RM17 5RM17 5TT: also in RM17 5RM17 5TX: also in RM17 5RM17 5UB: also in RM17 5RM17 5UE: also in RM17 5RM17 5UH: also in RM17 5RM17 5UJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5UL: also in RM17 5RM17 5UN: also in RM17 5RM17 5UP: also in RM17 5RM17 5UT: also in RM17 5RM17 5UW: also in RM17 5RM17 5UX: also in RM17 5RM17 5WX: also in RM17 5RM17 5XA: also in RM17 5RM17 5XG: also in RM17 5RM17 5XL: also in RM17 5RM17 5XN: also in RM17 5RM17 5XS: also in RM17 5RM17 5XT: also in RM17 5RM17 5XX: also in RM17 5RM17 5XY: also in RM17 5RM17 5XZ: also in RM17 5RM17 5YB: also in RM17 5RM17 5YD: also in RM17 5RM17 5YF: also in RM17 5RM17 5YG: also in RM17 5RM17 5YJ: also in RM17 5RM17 5YN: also in RM17 5RM17 5YP: also in RM17 5RM17 5YQ: also in RM17 5RM17 5YR: also in RM17 5RM17 5YW: also in RM17 5RM17 5YX: also in RM17 5 Chafford Hundred station 2.6 kmGrays RM17 5DA Map of RM17 5DA and what is near it Map of RM17 5DA: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the RM17 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Quarry Hill Academy 700 mGrays Town RM17 5DA
  • RM17 5DA
  • Other postcodes in RM17 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 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 51.4787, longitude 0.3234)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RM17 5DA?

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 RM17 5DA?

Every home and business at RM17 5DA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Thurrock: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Thurrock: 99%

The line marks the figure across Thurrock.

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 RM17 5DA?

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 RM17 5DA 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 RM17 5DA.

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 RM17 5DA: 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 RM17 5DA is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 08:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RM17 5DA?

Homes in RM17 5 sold for a typical £359,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 114 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£359,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £432,500 35 sales
  • Terraced £330,000 51 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole RM17 district: a typical £330,000 from 252 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 RM17 5DA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RM17 5DA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 RM17 5DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around RM17 5DA. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). 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 RM17 5DA

Band D in Thurrock for 2026‑27: £2,255. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,503 (band A) to £3,257 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,754.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,503
Band Babout 470 (53%)£1,754
Band Cabout 220 (25%)£2,004
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,255
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,756
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,257
Band Gfewer than 5£3,758
Band Hwithheld£4,509

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 RM17 5DA is in (ONS area E01015956), 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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest open schools to RM17 5DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM17 5DA is Grays Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Grays Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Chafford Hundred Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stanley Road, 216 m away.

More stations near RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM17 5DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Smart Charge Charging point · 10 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 2.7 kmCycle

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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest to the centre of RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM17 5DA, 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 RM17 5DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM17 5DA 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 RM17 5DA in a conservation area?

The centre of RM17 5DA 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 RM17 5DA?

Police.uk records 385 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM17 5DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences179 reports
Anti-social behaviour51 reports
Shoplifting34 reports
Other theft22 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports

Also: public order 19, drugs 13, robbery 6, burglary 5, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 4, other crime 4, possession of weapons 3.

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 RM17 5DA

Ward
Grays Town
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Grays
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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

RM17 5DD0 mRM17 5BU60 mRM17 5DL60 mRM17 5DF70 mRM17 5BY80 mRM17 5DS80 m
All of RM17

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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