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Housing in RM19 1TS

What the homes in RM19 1TS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Purfleet
Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,325 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.8%). Flats make up 38.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RM19 1TSEngland
Detached8.6%22.9%
Semi-detached33.8%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat32.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.7% of households in the RM19 1TS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 42.9% with a mortgage.

RM19 1TS
61%
31%
England
  • Owned60.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented31%20.5%
  • Social rented7.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM19 1TSEngland
Owned outright17.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM19 1TSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.7%). 31.2% of households include dependent children.

RM19 1TSEngland
Living alone, under 6629.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 RM19 1TS (Purfleet) (about 1,325 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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