RM20 4AW postcode in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames, Thurrock

RM20 4AW is a postcode in Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames, in the West Thurrock & South Stifford ward of Thurrock. It is in the Thurrock parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

Flooding Very low flood risk 75 of 75 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at RM20 4AW can get it Across Thurrock: 93% Typical price £334,000 Homes sold in RM20 4, last 12 months. ▲ 7.7% on the year before Nearest station Chafford Hundred 1.3 km in a straight line

Where RM20 4AW is, and what is near it

Map of RM20 4AW and what is near it Map of RM20 4AW: its centre point, with the 57 other postcodes in the RM20 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RM20 4AA: also in RM20 4RM20 4AB: also in RM20 4RM20 4AD: also in RM20 4RM20 4AE: also in RM20 4RM20 4AG: also in RM20 4RM20 4AJ: also in RM20 4RM20 4AL: also in RM20 4RM20 4AN: also in RM20 4RM20 4AP: also in RM20 4RM20 4AQ: also in RM20 4RM20 4AR: also in RM20 4RM20 4AS: also in RM20 4RM20 4AT: also in RM20 4RM20 4AU: also in RM20 4RM20 4AX: also in RM20 4RM20 4AY: also in RM20 4RM20 4BA: also in RM20 4RM20 4BE: also in RM20 4RM20 4BF: also in RM20 4RM20 4BH: also in RM20 4RM20 4BJ: also in RM20 4RM20 4BL: also in RM20 4RM20 4BP: also in RM20 4RM20 4BQ: also in RM20 4RM20 4BS: also in RM20 4RM20 4BT: also in RM20 4RM20 4BU: also in RM20 4RM20 4BW: also in RM20 4RM20 4BY: also in RM20 4RM20 4DB: also in RM20 4RM20 4DN: also in RM20 4RM20 4DP: also in RM20 4RM20 4DR: also in RM20 4RM20 4EH: also in RM20 4RM20 4EL: also in RM20 4RM20 4XB: also in RM20 4RM20 4XE: also in RM20 4RM20 4XG: also in RM20 4RM20 4XJ: also in RM20 4RM20 4XL: also in RM20 4RM20 4XN: also in RM20 4RM20 4XP: also in RM20 4RM20 4XQ: also in RM20 4RM20 4XT: also in RM20 4RM20 4XU: also in RM20 4RM20 4XW: also in RM20 4RM20 4XX: also in RM20 4RM20 4YD: also in RM20 4RM20 4YE: also in RM20 4RM20 4YH: also in RM20 4RM20 4YJ: also in RM20 4RM20 4YL: also in RM20 4RM20 4YP: also in RM20 4RM20 4YR: also in RM20 4RM20 4YT: also in RM20 4RM20 4YY: also in RM20 4RM20 4YZ: also in RM20 4 West Thurrock & South Stifford RM20 4AW Map of RM20 4AW and what is near it Map of RM20 4AW: its centre point, with the 57 other postcodes in the RM20 4 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), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.9 kmWest Thurrock & South Stifford RM20 4AW
  • RM20 4AW
  • Other postcodes in RM20 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.4751, 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 RM20 4AW?

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 RM20 4AW?

Every home and business at RM20 4AW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RM20 4AW 100% Thurrock 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RM20 4AW 100% Thurrock 99%
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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 RM20 4AW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for RM20 4AW.

Check the bin days for RM20 4AW on BinDayBuddy

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 RM20 4AW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 75 homes and businesses at RM20 4AW. 75 are in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

75 homes and businesses at RM20 4AW Very low: 75

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 RM20 4AW: 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 RM20 4AW is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 21:44 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:44 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 RM20 4AW?

Homes in RM20 4 sold for a typical £334,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 33 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£334,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £340,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £159,000 10 sales

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

Across the whole RM20 district: a typical £299,250 from 72 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 RM20 4AW

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in RM20 4AW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 October 2025. The middle price was £125,000, from £105,638 to £170,000. Across RM20 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £334,000. 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 RM20 4AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around RM20 4AW. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (71%). 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 RM20 4AW

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 £2,255 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,754.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,503
Band Babout 430 (59%)£1,754
Band Cabout 220 (30%)£2,004
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,255
Band Efewer than 5£2,756
Band Fwithheld£3,257
Band Gfewer than 5£3,758
Band Hfewer than 5£4,509

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 71% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 RM20 4AW is in (ONS area E01016011), 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest open schools to RM20 4AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RM20 4AW is Chafford Hundred Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Chafford Hundred Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Grays Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Magnet Road, 205 m away.

More stations near RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RM20 4AW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 950 mWalk
  • Grays Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest to the centre of RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RM20 4AW, 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 RM20 4AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of RM20 4AW 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 RM20 4AW in a conservation area?

The centre of RM20 4AW 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 RM20 4AW?

Police.uk records 257 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RM20 4AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences75 reports
Shoplifting63 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Vehicle crime24 reports
Other theft15 reports
Public order10 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 10, drugs 10, burglary 6, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 RM20 4AW

Ward
West Thurrock & South Stifford
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
July 1995

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

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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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