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Housing in RM16 6PR

What the homes in RM16 6PR 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
1,472 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (29.4%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RM16 6PREngland
Detached29.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22.1%31.5%
Terraced28.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.1% of households in the RM16 6PR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 52.6% with a mortgage.

RM16 6PR
74%
25%
England
  • Owned74.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented24.6%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM16 6PREngland
Owned outright21.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan52.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM16 6PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.7%). 40% of households include dependent children.

RM16 6PREngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%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 6PR (Chafford & North Stifford) (about 1,472 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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