Buying a home in RM20, Grays. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£358kmost £325k–£385k
Houses per m²£4,616flats £3,899
Sold last year44263 in five years
Prices in Thurrock-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM20 sold for £357,794 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £324,688 and £385,491, for about 84 m² of space. That is 11% less than the same home across Grays (£402,000).

44 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £125k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM20 4 (£4,487) and the most in RM20 3 (£4,826).

Across Thurrock, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,474 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,632 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in RM20 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£318,171£291k–£345k68 m²94
3£357,794£325k–£385k84 m²81
4£450,978£432k–£468k115 m²9

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£318k£358k£451k—
Semi-detached—£366k£373k——
Terraced—£311k£348k£451k—
Flats£125k£215k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across RM20

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RM20 3£4,826£4,069
RM20 4£4,487£3,585

Schools near RM20

Best state primary within 2 kmHarris Primary Academy Mayflower85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHarris Academy Chafford Hundred65.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RM20

Is RM20 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% less than across Grays; prices in Thurrock are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.7% against 43.8%); 44 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RM20?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM20 sold for £357,794 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £324,688 and £385,491.

Is RM20 expensive for Grays?

A 3-bedroom house in RM20 costs 11% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Grays (£402,000).

How many homes sell in RM20 each year?

44 homes sold in the last year and 263 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near RM20?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Harris Primary Academy Mayflower, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.