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Coordinates & Location for RM16 2PN
Postcode
RM16 2PN
Coordinates
51.4950, 0.3197
Grid reference
TQ611798
Easting
561,124
Northing
179,896
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32F8W9+2V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Grays
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Thurrock
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14637
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14637 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.4%
Other White4.3%
Bangladeshi3.8%
Indian3.6%
African3.4%
+ 1 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Christian50.1%
No religion35.4%
Muslim5.8%
Not answered4.0%
Sikh2.7%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6417.1%
65–7410.6%
25–3410.0%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.1%
Households
Any member 66+25.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
All members 66+9.9%
Other8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 32.6%
Administrative Information
Thurrock
Local Authority
Council AreaThurrock E14001546
Constituency
E14001546Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Stifford
Constituency code
E14001546
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Thurrock, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Thurrock
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 07G
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Thurrock 009D E01015994
E01015994MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 009 E02003304
E02003304LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thurrock 009D E01015994
E01015994MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 009 E02003304
E02003304Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1987
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~39 years
Active Duration
1987 -> PresentApril 1987 — Introduced
Postcode RM16 2PN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 14637
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015994 and MSOA E02003304 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM16 2PN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1987
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~39 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM16 2PN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
41.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 22%
Attainment 8
42.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
55.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
88%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
47.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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