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Housing in RM17 9LY

What the homes in RM17 9LY 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
2,378 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.3%). Flats make up 34.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RM17 9LYEngland
Detached8.8%22.9%
Semi-detached16.3%31.5%
Terraced40.3%23%
Purpose-built flat24.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.6% of households in the RM17 9LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

RM17 9LY
46%
44%
England
  • Owned45.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented43.7%20.5%
  • Social rented9.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM17 9LYEngland
Owned outright16.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM17 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

RM17 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 6622%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.3%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 9LY (Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road) (about 2,378 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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