London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM19 1QL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	50.8%	0.0%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	49.2%	49.2%	0.0%	49.0%	0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of RM19 1QL there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.6%	35.9%	-8.7%	37.9%	-2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	51.3%	8.3%	44.2%	7.1%
Separated	5.6%	4.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	6.4%	6.6%	0.2%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	6.1%	-4.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.1%	61.3%	6.2%	48.4%	12.9%
Good health	36.6%	30.7%	-5.9%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	6.8%	6.4%	-0.4%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8%	13.6%	5.6%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	11%	-3.9%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	14.7%	-0.6%	13.4%	1.3%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	5.1%	2.3%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	15.4%	2.5%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	35.3%	37.4%	2.1%	33.8%	3.6%
Other	10.8%	2.9%	-7.9%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	2.8%	0.3%	-2.5%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	17.5%	21.9%	4.4%	2.5%	19.4%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	67.4%	53.1%	-14.3%	81.4%	-28.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	61.3%	-14.7%	83.2%	-21.9%
European Union	7.4%	18.3%	10.9%	6.1%	12.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	8.9%	11.6%	2.7%	2.7%	8.9%
Middle East and Asia	4%	6.4%	2.4%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.4%	61.3%	-14.1%	83.2%	-21.9%
10+ Years	2.5%	21.4%	18.9%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	4.3%	7.7%	3.4%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	8.6%	4.9%	-3.7%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	4.6%	-4.6%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.4%	76.7%	-8.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.5%	37.2%	-9.7%
Christian	54.4%	46.2%	8.2%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	10.4%	6.5%	3.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is London Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around London Road was 53.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.7% lower than the Aveley and Uplands average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

London Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands and the 245th lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM19 1QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on London Road are based on 51 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Thurrock.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for London Road, Purfleet, RM19 1QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM19 1QL

Average Price
£1,373,453

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,373,453

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for London Road

Average Price
£1,692,214

Semi-Detached
£286,117

Terraced
£300,728

Detached
£626,352

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,422

Other
£23,612,007

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on London Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Harlow Cottage London Road, Purfleet, Thurrock Detached, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2020-01-31	£1,354,950
Harlow Cottage London Road, Purfleet, Thurrock Detached, an established residential building	£63,500	1995-12-08	£422,741
Harlow Cottage London Road, Purfleet, Thurrock Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	1995-10-10	£399,441

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM19 1QL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	142
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	16
Retired	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	13
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	28
Construction	25
Financial and insurance activities	23
Human health and social work activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Purfleet Primary Academy Tank Hill Road , RM19 1TA	3out of 4	265 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Community Campus , Birdwood Avenue DA1 5GB	- not rated	2,606 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aveley Primary School Stifford Road , Aveley RM15 4AA	2out of 4	2,860 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kenningtons Primary Academy Tamar Drive , Aveley RM15 4NB	3out of 4	3,281 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Slade Green Road , DA8 2HX	2out of 4	3,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Riverside London Road , RM19 1QY	- not rated	799 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Leigh UTC Brunel Way , DA1 5TF	3out of 4	2,935 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Park Academy Belhus Park Lane , Aveley RM15 4RU	3out of 4	3,150 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Rainham Lambs Lane South , RM13 9XD	3out of 4	4,387 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Mayflower Road , Chafford Hundred RM16 6SA	4out of 4	4,596 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodside Academy Colyers Lane , DA8 3PB	3out of 4	4,777 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Hill Academy Erriff Drive , RM15 5AY	4out of 4	4,868 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Royal Hotel Bar & Grill	The Royal Hotel, London Road	229 yd
RSPB Nature Reserve	Environment And Education Centre, RSPB Nature Reserve	688 yd
Costa Coffee	Esso Service Station, Arterial Road	925 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Circus Tavern	Arterial Road, Purfleet-on-Thames		925 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Greggs Meads Services	Esso Service Station, Arterial Road		925 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near RM19 1QL postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RM19 1QL