RM17 postcode area guide — Thurrock
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RM17 postcode district in Thurrock — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RM17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.1%
Gigabit-capable
87.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the RM17 postcode district (Thurrock) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 478 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.
Around 0% of premises in RM17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in RM17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RM17 5AA | 100% | 87.5% |
| RM17 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| RM17 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Thurrock
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Thurrock district (73,456 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
89.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
90.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in RM17
Police recorded 323 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 134 | 41.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 44 | 13.6% |
| Other theft | 25 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 23 | 7.1% |
| Public order | 23 | 7.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 23 | 7.1% |
| Drugs | 19 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 14 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in RM17
Based on 264 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM17 is £313,000, up 1.0% on the previous year (£310,000).
Detached
£458,000
14 sales
Semi-detached
£420,000
49 sales
Terraced
£325,000
120 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
78 sales
Latest recorded sales in RM17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £184,000 | Flat | High View Avenue | RM17 6RU |
| 15 May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Rosebery Road | RM17 5YT |
| 15 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Overcliff Road | RM17 6AJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £860,000 | Other | Woodward Heights | RM17 5RR |
| 1 May 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | Lodge Lane | RM17 5PT |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Curling Lane | RM17 5JJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Palmers Drive | RM17 5RA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £343,500 | Terraced | Grange Road | RM17 6RE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Tennyson Avenue | RM17 5RG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | Rookwood Close | RM17 5JR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Thurrock demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Thurrock district (176,001 residents, 66,377 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.5% |
| 15–29 | 24.8% |
| 30–44 | 21.6% |
| 45–64 | 17.6% |
| 65+ | 13.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.3% |
| Private rented | 18.4% |
| Social rented | 3.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around RM17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thameside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 844 | RM17 6EF |
| Thames Park Secondary School | Secondary | 11–16 | 808 | RM17 5FP |
| Belmont Castle Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 691 | RM17 5YN |
| Grays Convent High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 655 | RM17 5UX |
| Little Thurrock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 639 | RM17 5SW |
| The Hathaway Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 586 | RM17 5LL |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 | RM17 5RW |
| Quarry Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 501 | RM17 5UT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in RM17
200 rated food businesses operate in RM17. 98 hold the top rating of 5, 53 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: #Chill And Waves, Aldi Gmbh And Co, Aramark, Ashlyns Catering, Bakerlicious.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RM17
From a sample of 539 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RM17 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
35%
Band D
30%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Thurrock
Landlines around RM17 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.