| Postcode | RM16 4HL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Grays | 
| Nearest station | Tilbury Town (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       River View Cross Keys (E) 
River View (E) 
River View (W) 
Rigby Gardens (N) 
Felicia Way (S) 
Cherry Walk (W) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       1 Merton Place, Grays 
                            2 Merton Place, Grays 
                            5 Merton Place, Grays 
                            9 Merton Place, Grays 
                            10 Merton Place, Grays 
                            12 Merton Place, Grays 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.482734 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.365819 | |
| Easting | 564371 | |
| Northing | 178629 | |
| Grid reference | TQ643786 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 317099 5706799 | |
| what3words | paused.retain.film | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnify strongbox unwitting | |
| Plus code | 9F32F9M8+38 | |
| Altitude | 30 metres (98 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.4 KMs (2.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Thurrock, unparished area | E43000029 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Chadwell St Mary | E05002231 | 
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock | E06000034 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South Basildon and East Thurrock | E14001480 | 
| MP | James McMurdock | Reform UK | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| Water company | Essex & Suffolk Water | |
| Sewage company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Thurrock | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Chadwell St Mary | E63012073 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00080582 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Thurrock 012C | E01015935 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Thurrock 012C | E01015935 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Chadwell St Mary | E02003307 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Chadwell St Mary | E02003307 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Romford | £397,573 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.2% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Merton Place, Grays | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £350,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2010 | £180,000 | |
| 1 Merton Place, Grays | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2022 | £427,000 | 
| 9 Merton Place, Grays | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2013 | £192,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2005 | £162,500 | |
| 2 Merton Place, Grays | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2012 | £170,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2007 | £184,995 | |
| 5 Merton Place, Grays | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2009 | £196,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2006 | £172,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 1998 | £55,000 | |
| 10 Merton Place, Grays | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2006 | £160,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £54,000 |