Housing in RM15 5LY
What the homes in RM15 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Ockendon
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
RM15 5LYSouth Ockendon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.5%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.2% of households in the RM15 5LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.1% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented30.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.7%). 31.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Thurrock
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Thurrock (August 2026, +4.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM15 5LY (North Ockendon) (about 1,881 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.