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Coordinates & Location for RM17 5BF
Postcode
RM17 5BF
Coordinates
51.4770, 0.3132
Grid reference
TQ607778
Easting
560,733
Northing
177,877
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32F8G7+R7
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.
15203
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15203 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.35.5%
Other White26.3%
African11.6%
Indian4.8%
Pakistani3.1%
+ 7 other groups · 18.7%
Religion
Christian53.6%
No religion24.1%
Muslim9.4%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu3.1%
+ 1 other religions · 4.1%
Age groups
35–4927.4%
25–3424.0%
50–6411.8%
≤410.8%
5–97.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 18.2%
Households
Other27.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 28.7%
Administrative Information
Thurrock
Local Authority
Council AreaThurrock E14001546
Constituency
E14001546Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Grays Riverside
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 017C E01015953
E01015953MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 017 E02003312
E02003312LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thurrock 017C E01015953
E01015953MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 017 E02003312
E02003312Urban: 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
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentAugust 2008 — Introduced
Postcode RM17 5BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 15203
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015953 and MSOA E02003312 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM17 5BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM17 5BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
Attainment 8
55.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
88%
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 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
45%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
41.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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