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Housing in RM17 6BB

What the homes in RM17 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road
Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,940 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (61.3%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

RM17 6BBEngland
Detached6.6%22.9%
Semi-detached14.2%31.5%
Terraced61.3%23%
Purpose-built flat13.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.7% of households in the RM17 6BB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.

RM17 6BB
48%
41%
England
  • Owned47.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented41.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM17 6BBEngland
Owned outright17.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.8%2.2%
From the council8.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM17 6BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.1%). 35.8% of households include dependent children.

RM17 6BBEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.5%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 RM17 6BB (Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road) (about 1,940 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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