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Coordinates & Location for RM18 7RU
Postcode
RM18 7RU
Coordinates
51.4664, 0.3625
Grid reference
TQ641768
Easting
564,194
Northing
176,807
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32F986+HX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tilbury
Travel to Work
Southend
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.
3873
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3873 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.61.3%
African15.8%
Other White9.5%
Other Black2.5%
Indian1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 9.3%
Religion
Christian51.5%
No religion36.4%
Muslim5.1%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4922.8%
50–6414.1%
25–3413.4%
10–1510.1%
≤49.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.5%
Other11.3%
Any member 66+9.4%
With dependent children7.9%
+ 9 other households · 39.1%
Administrative Information
Thurrock
Local Authority
Council AreaThurrock E14001546
Constituency
E14001546Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Tilbury St Chads
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 018E E01016007
E01016007MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 018 E02003313
E02003313LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Thurrock 018E E01016007
E01016007MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thurrock 018 E02003313
E02003313Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RM18 7RU 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: 3873
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016007 and MSOA E02003313 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM18 7RU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM18 7RU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–14
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
68%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 42%
Attainment 8
46.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
86%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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