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Coordinates & Location for RM16 5UL
Postcode
RM16 5UL
Coordinates
51.4975, 0.2934
Grid reference
TQ592801
Easting
559,292
Northing
180,112
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32F7XV+29
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
19346
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19346 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.71.0%
African7.1%
Other White6.9%
Indian3.8%
Caribbean1.9%
+ 4 other groups · 9.3%
Religion
Christian50.9%
No religion34.2%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim2.8%
Sikh2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
50–6422.8%
35–4921.9%
25–3414.0%
10–157.4%
65–747.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.6%
Other14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.9%
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 020C E01015942
E01015942MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 020 E02006926
E02006926LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thurrock 020C E01015942
E01015942MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 020 E02006926
E02006926Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
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
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RM16 5UL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 19346
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015942 and MSOA E02006926 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM16 5UL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM16 5UL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 16%
Attainment 8
55.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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