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Housing in RM16 1UE

What the homes in RM16 1UE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chafford & North Stifford
Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,511 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.4%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RM16 1UEEngland
Detached40.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22%31.5%
Terraced15.2%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.3% of households in the RM16 1UE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 49.6% with a mortgage.

RM16 1UE
78%
19%
England
  • Owned78.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM16 1UEEngland
Owned outright28.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan49.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 19.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM16 1UEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.7%). 31.5% of households include dependent children.

RM16 1UEEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

ThurrockEngland
All homes£1,380£1,459
One bedroom£941£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,214£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,474£1,489
Four or more£2,195£2,161
Detached£1,931£1,640
Semi-detached£1,502£1,449
Terraced£1,349£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,077£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM16 1UE (Chafford & North Stifford) (about 1,511 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.

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