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Housing in RM17 9SU

What the homes in RM17 9SU 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
2,691 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.3%). Flats make up 92%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RM17 9SUEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached3%31.5%
Terraced3.6%23%
Purpose-built flat90.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.5% of households in the RM17 9SU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 7% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

RM17 9SU
26%
27%
45%
England
  • Owned26.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented26.8%20.5%
  • Social rented44.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM17 9SUEngland
Owned outright7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council40.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM17 9SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 39.7% of households include dependent children.

RM17 9SUEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.7%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 9SU (Grays Town) (about 2,691 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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