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RM15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering South Ockendon and Aveley, in Thurrock.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RM15 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 29% of people in RM15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,000
Joint 746th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
32,236
794th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
29%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How RM15 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

RM15Middle
Median sale price20 postcode districts, RM · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in RM20 areas from £231,250 to £640,000. The middle area is £415,000. RM15 is £360,000.
£360,0005th cheapest
Population20 postcode districts, RM · 2021
Population: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 4,390 to 50,322. The middle area is 32,270. RM15 is 32,236.
32,23610th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 postcode districts, RM · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 0.0% to 96.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. RM15 is 29.0%.
29%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 70.4% to 96.9%. The middle area is 92.6%. RM15 is 96.1%.
96.1%2nd highest

Is RM15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM15 at a rate of 83.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across the RM postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 257 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM15.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,163), other crime (453) and anti-social behaviour (375).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM15 was 80.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in RM15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM15 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in RM15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Thurrock 006A1,865123.5 per 1,000281.9%
Thurrock 006B1,607114.2 per 1,000385.8%
Thurrock 006C1,92584.0 per 1,000497.7%
Thurrock 006E1,43921.2 per 1,0008100.0%
Thurrock 006F1,59982.3 per 1,0005100.0%
Thurrock 006G1,76043.4 per 1,000798.6%
Thurrock 006H1,83561.6 per 1,000599.7%
Thurrock 007A1,91584.5 per 1,0004100.0%
Thurrock 007B1,76962.2 per 1,000599.7%
Thurrock 007C1,53889.8 per 1,000298.5%
Thurrock 007D1,83957.6 per 1,0006100.0%
Thurrock 007E1,54534.0 per 1,000280.8%
Thurrock 007F1,802217.9 per 1,000299.9%
Thurrock 008A1,59655.7 per 1,0003100.0%
Thurrock 008B2,36057.4 per 1,000499.8%
Thurrock 008C1,63190.1 per 1,000497.9%
Thurrock 008D1,78875.8 per 1,000897.4%
Thurrock 008E2,142110.7 per 1,000596.8%

MPs for RM15

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in RM153

Postcode sectors in RM154

Council1

Towns in RM152

Postcode districts next to RM155

Nearest rail stations4

More in the RM postcode area2

RM15 in brief

RM15 is a postcode district covering South Ockendon and Aveley, in Thurrock.

About 33,374 people lived in RM15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £360,000 in 2025 across 373 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in RM15 was £360,000 in 2025.

RM15 had 32,236 usual residents at the census.

About 29% of people in RM15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In RM15, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.