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Chadwell St Mary: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Chadwell St Mary neighbourhood of Thurrock, England (ONS area Thurrock 012). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes RM16, RM17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RM16 4DE.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Chadwell St Mary is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Thurrock (2 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £360,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Thurrock (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Tilbury Town, is 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£360,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Chadwell St Mary sits in Thurrock

  • Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Thurrock
  • Average household income: 4th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Thurrock

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Chadwell St Mary

House prices: Chadwell St Mary against Thurrock: This neighbourhood £49k (1995) to £368k (2026); Thurrock £51k (1995) to £380k (2026).£91k£338k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£368kThurrock£380k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Thurrock, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Thurrock, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Tilbury Town Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 41 min) and Pitsea (about 21 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Herringham Primary Academy 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Gateway Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Chadwell St Mary

What is the typical house price in Chadwell St Mary?

£360,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Chadwell St Mary compare with the rest of Thurrock?

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Thurrock. Average household income: 4th lowest of 20 neighbourhoods in Thurrock.

Is Chadwell St Mary an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Chadwell St Mary gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Chadwell St Mary?

Tilbury Town. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 41 min) and Pitsea (about 21 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Chadwell St Mary?

Nearest state primary school. Herringham Primary Academy. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. The Gateway Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.