RM16Grays, Thurrock, England

House prices in RM16, Grays

Homes in RM16 sold for a median of £395,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 937 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 7 postcode districts in the Thurrock council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£395,500937 standard sales
Middle half of prices£325,000 to £465,000
Against the Thurrock council area10% aboveThurrock median £360,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in RM16, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached196£539,000£475,000 to £615,000Too few
Semi-detached299£424,000£383,000 to £462,000Too few
Terraced289£360,000£328,000 to £400,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes153£235,000£215,000 to £255,000Too few

Only 35 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers here, at 32% and 31% of sales.

Flats here sold for a median of £235,000, 15% more than the £205,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in RM16

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in RM16 3, around Orsett, with a median of £429,000, and lowest in RM16 6, around Chafford Hundred, at £364,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in RM16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 143 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in RM16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
RM16 6LW£705,0005
RM16 2UJ£695,0004
RM16 6RJ£617,5004
RM16 6RT£605,0003
RM16 4AQ£600,0003
RM16 6RZ£585,0003
RM16 6QH£580,0004
RM16 6EZ£575,0005
RM16 6NP£575,0003
RM16 6PS£545,0004
RM16 3ER£532,5004
RM16 6PL£524,0004
RM16 6BW£520,0005
RM16 6QN£520,0004
RM16 6QX£517,5007
RM16 2PT£512,0003
RM16 2TX£510,0003
RM16 6QS£510,0003
RM16 6QT£507,5004
RM16 3DG£495,0003
RM16 2ET£490,0003
RM16 2GP£490,0003
RM16 2TL£485,0005
RM16 2NT£480,0006
RM16 4UN£480,0004
RM16 6DW£480,0003
RM16 2TJ£470,0005
RM16 2RS£467,0004
RM16 2PU£465,0003
RM16 6DJ£462,0003
RM16 6EP£461,0005
RM16 3DB£460,0003
RM16 6BH£460,0003
RM16 6EX£450,0003
RM16 6LY£450,0009
RM16 6PN£450,0003
RM16 2RN£447,5004
RM16 2QD£445,0003
RM16 3BT£445,0003
RM16 5UN£443,5004
RM16 3DZ£440,0004
RM16 2SU£435,0005
RM16 6RU£435,0003
RM16 2TB£432,5003
RM16 6EN£431,0004
RM16 3GT£429,0004
RM16 3HA£425,0003
RM16 2AD£420,0003
RM16 2GW£420,0003
RM16 6YL£417,5003
RM16 2DW£415,0003
RM16 6NS£415,0007
RM16 6RH£415,0006
RM16 2AT£410,0003
RM16 2BL£410,0003
RM16 2DN£410,00010
RM16 3EX£410,0005
RM16 6DS£408,0003
RM16 2SH£406,0004
RM16 2PL£405,0004
RM16 4TL£405,0003
RM16 6PR£405,0005
RM16 6PY£405,0003
RM16 2HT£400,0003
RM16 2LR£400,0003
RM16 2XJ£400,0003
RM16 3HD£400,0003
RM16 2PJ£396,0003
RM16 2GE£395,0003
RM16 6HA£395,0005
RM16 2AF£390,0003
RM16 2SR£390,0003
RM16 4SX£387,0005
RM16 2LP£385,0003
RM16 4DS£385,0005
RM16 6QP£385,0003
RM16 3AA£381,5004
RM16 2AJ£380,0003
RM16 6UT£380,0004
RM16 6RW£377,0003
RM16 3DW£375,0005
RM16 4BS£375,0003
RM16 6EA£375,0004
RM16 6YD£375,0007
RM16 4TD£372,0009
RM16 4NL£368,0003
RM16 2UT£365,0003
RM16 4JA£365,0005
RM16 4UA£365,0007
RM16 6NH£365,0007
RM16 2QL£360,0006
RM16 2RT£360,0003
RM16 2DF£357,5003
RM16 4JU£357,5003
RM16 4JB£355,0004
RM16 2NL£350,0003
RM16 3DN£350,0005
RM16 4BA£350,0003
RM16 4TH£350,0004
RM16 2GN£345,0003
RM16 6BE£345,0005
RM16 4RH£338,0003
RM16 6RA£337,5004
RM16 6NY£336,0004
RM16 3ET£335,0006
RM16 6BL£332,0006
RM16 4JN£330,0005
RM16 4JZ£330,0006
RM16 3DF£325,0003
RM16 6PB£325,0003
RM16 4TU£322,5005
RM16 6PZ£322,0006
RM16 6QR£320,0008
RM16 4ES£310,0003
RM16 6DA£283,0005
RM16 6QW£275,0009
RM16 6QJ£271,0005
RM16 4HT£266,0003
RM16 6YB£255,0003
RM16 6BD£252,5005
RM16 6BY£251,5006
RM16 2PQ£250,0003
RM16 6AP£250,0005
RM16 6GX£250,0006
RM16 6QB£245,0006
RM16 6YN£242,0006
RM16 6BG£241,0006
RM16 6BT£240,0005
RM16 6DG£240,0003
RM16 6PF£240,0007
RM16 6LU£237,5006
RM16 6BU£235,0003
RM16 6GG£235,0003
RM16 6AZ£233,5008
RM16 6PG£232,0005
RM16 6DD£230,0005
RM16 6LQ£230,0003
RM16 6RL£215,0005
RM16 6RY£207,5004
RM16 6QU£191,0004
RM16 6BP£190,0003
RM16 2AZ£140,0004
RM16 2AP£137,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £280,000
  2. 2017: £310,000
  3. 2018: £315,000
  4. 2019: £312,000
  5. 2020: £325,500
  6. 2021: £355,000
  7. 2022: £385,000
  8. 2023: £385,000
  9. 2024: £392,000
  10. 2025: £400,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £395,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 43%, from £280,000 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Sales picked up in 2025: 534 standard sales in RM16, 18% more than the 453 in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Thurrock council area

Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. RM16 is the most expensive.

  1. RM16 Grays, this district£395,500
  2. SS17 Stanford-le-Hope£370,000
  3. RM15 South Ockendon£355,000
  4. RM18 Tilbury£334,000
  5. RM17 Grays£330,000
  6. RM20 Grays£298,500
  7. RM19 Purfleet-on-Thames£225,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in RM16, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B525.5%, England and Wales 4.8%
C58862.0%, England and Wales 46.9%
D27328.8%, England and Wales 38.1%
E283.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F60.6%, England and Wales 1.9%
G10.1%, England and Wales 0.6%

68% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in RM16, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190080.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929181.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194912913.6%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196622723.9%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 1982909.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199510110.6%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201133335.1%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later434.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

40% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £170,000 for a flat on Rawlyn Close to £550,000 for a semi-detached house on Long Lane.

The latest standard sales recorded in RM16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 36 Jesmond RoadSold for £332,500RM16 2QSSold on 25 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 67 Gordon RoadSold for £360,000RM16 2GNSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 33 Rawlyn CloseSold for £170,000RM16 6BPSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 77 Sabina RoadSold for £360,000RM16 4PNSold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 223 Long LaneSold for £550,000RM16 2PUSold on 8 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 111 Hogg LaneSold for £460,000RM16 6QPSold on 3 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 2 Doncella CloseSold for £347,000RM16 6HBSold on 2 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 17 Bristowe DriveSold for £493,000RM16 3DBSold on 28 Aug 2026Detached
  9. 56 Daniel CloseSold for £375,000RM16 6PRSold on 28 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  10. 48 Hemley RoadSold for £525,000RM16 3DGSold on 28 Aug 2026Detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Long Lane, Grays£450,00027 sales
  • Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary£372,00016 sales
  • Dudley Close, Chafford Hundred£245,00015 sales
  • Sachfield Drive, Chafford Hundred£274,00014 sales
  • Woodside Close, Grays£407,50013 sales

Living in RM16

Crime

72 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 93% of homes can get it

Higher than 67 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

84% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 65 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,255 a year in Thurrock for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 87 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of RM16, from the sales in RM16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Little Thurrock Blackshots 154 sales£430,000
  2. Orsett, Horndon & Bulphan 105 sales£430,000
  3. Stifford 145 sales£415,000
  4. Chafford Hundred East 196 sales£390,000
  5. Chadwell St Mary 184 sales£365,000
  6. Chafford Hundred West 192 sales£340,500

About these figures

The figures come from 937 standard sales in RM16, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 16% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.