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Housing in RM17 6ND

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

Neighbourhood
Grays Town
Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,757 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.9%). Flats make up 29.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

RM17 6NDEngland
Detached7.9%22.9%
Semi-detached16.5%31.5%
Terraced45.9%23%
Purpose-built flat28.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.7% of households in the RM17 6ND area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

RM17 6ND
47%
35%
17%
England
  • Owned46.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented35.4%20.5%
  • Social rented16.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM17 6NDEngland
Owned outright14.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM17 6NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.5%). 39.1% of households include dependent children.

RM17 6NDEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.4%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 6ND (Grays Town) (about 1,757 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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