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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtRM19
Telephone code01708
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:41 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:01 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,416 residentsin the West Thurrock census areaMedian age 32.83,113 households54% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright14% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate77% of adults are economically active, 4,565 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, transport and storage 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 51% go by car, 16% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C546 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 24 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAlexandra Lakelake · under a mileHigh House Purfleet On Thames Communityhistoric site · 1.6 miWest Thurrock Power Stationhistoric site · 1.8 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileLake Alexandrialake · 1.8 miM25 QE2 Bridgebridge · under a mileDartford Tunnel Northbridge · under a mileCastle Hill Ebbsfleetcastle · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChafford Gorges Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haBelhus Woods Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 231 haDilkes Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haBelhus Parksports ground · under a mile · 68 haAveley Recreation Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 3 haHogg Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200747 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202318 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.5 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,484 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThurrock Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgerySancta Maria Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist73 Garron Lane (Dental Surgery)1.0 miPolice stationSouth Ockendon Police Station1.0 miCash machineMFG - Thurrock (MRH), West Thurrockunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWarren Primary Schoolages 3-11, 445 pupilsunder a milePrimarySomers Heath Primary Schoolages 3-11, 415 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarris Academy Chafford Hundredages 11-19, 1,435 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College5.5 miUniversityRose Bruford College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.8 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN27 miRailway stationChafford Hundredunder a mileUndergroundUpminster Underground Station4.7 miBus stationBus StationLakesideunder a mileFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal4.6 miBus stops73 within a mileCar parkLakeside Car ParkGraysunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseGrays6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM19 postcode district.


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