RM20 postcode area guide — Thurrock
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RM20 postcode district in Thurrock — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RM20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.3%
Gigabit-capable
67%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the RM20 postcode district (Thurrock) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 156 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67%.
Around 2.1% of premises in RM20 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 RM20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RM20 1TX | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 1WL | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 1WN | 3.3% | 0% |
| RM20 2AD | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZF | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZG | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZH | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZJ | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZL | 0% | 0% |
| RM20 2ZN | 27.3% | 0% |
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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 RM20
Police recorded 248 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 63 | 25.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 50 | 20.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 | 17.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 8.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 20 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 14 | 5.6% |
| Public order | 10 | 4.0% |
| Robbery | 9 | 3.6% |
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 RM20
Based on 66 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM20 is £292,000, down 7.3% on the previous year (£315,000).
Semi-detached
£400,000
7 sales
Terraced
£340,000
24 sales
Flat / maisonette
£225,000
31 sales
Latest recorded sales in RM20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | London Road | RM20 3HL |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | London Road | RM20 4AR |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | Parsonage Road | RM20 4AG |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Draper Close | RM20 4BL |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Palmerston Road | RM20 4YL |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £92,000 | Flat | Colliford Road | RM20 3BQ |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced | Schoolfield Way | RM20 3AF |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced | Palmerston Road | RM20 4YR |
| 26 Feb 2026 | £295,000 | Flat | Dovestone Close | RM20 3DF |
| 23 Feb 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Dovestone Close | RM20 3DF |
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 RM20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Thurrock Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 440 | RM20 3HR |
| Harris Academy Chafford Hundred | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,435 | RM16 6SA |
| Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred | Primary | 3–11 | 679 | RM16 6SA |
| Harris Primary Academy Mayflower | Primary | 3–11 | 1,087 | RM16 6SA |
| Warren Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 445 | RM16 6NB |
| Belmont Castle Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 691 | RM17 5YN |
| Tudor Court Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 653 | RM16 6PL |
| Aveley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 425 | RM15 4AA |
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 RM20
174 rated food businesses operate in RM20. 122 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ab Salute Gym, Amorino, Ashlyns Catering, Ask Italian, Batch'd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RM20
From a sample of 231 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 RM20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
5%
Band B
32%
Band C
15%
Band D
39%
Band E
9%
Band F
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
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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.