Buying a home in RM15, South Ockendon. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£380kmost £345k–£416k

Houses per m²£4,617flats £3,878

Sold last year2021,352 in five years

Prices in Thurrock-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM15 sold for £379,858 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £344,764 and £416,066, for about 86 m² of space.

202 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £158k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM15 6 (£4,426) and the most in RM15 4 (£4,751).

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 £1,732 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £76,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in RM15 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£191,073	£173k–£252k	41 m²	12
2	£343,221	£316k–£374k	70 m²	428
3	£379,858	£345k–£416k	86 m²	580
4	£453,244	£409k–£518k	109 m²	71
5+	£569,967	£518k–£611k	127 m²	40

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£191k	£343k	£380k	£453k	£570k
Detached	—	£446k	£476k	£528k	£591k
Semi-detached	—	£371k	£401k	£452k	£531k
Terraced	£191k	£334k	£363k	£381k	—
Flats	£158k	£202k	£209k	—	—

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

Price per m² across RM15

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
RM15 4	£4,751	£3,540
RM15 5	£4,576	£3,950
RM15 6	£4,426	£3,661

Schools near RM15

Best state primary within 2 kmKenningtons Primary Academy88% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 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%11 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

RM20 Grays · 3 km3-bed house £358k RM19 Purfleet · 4 km3-bed house £368k RM16 Grays · 5 km3-bed house £416k RM17 Grays · 5 km3-bed house £383k RM14 Upminster · 5 km3-bed house £598k RM13 Rainham · 6 km3-bed house £456k DA9 Greenhithe · 7 km3-bed house £400k RM12 Hornchurch · 7 km3-bed house £502k

Questions about RM15

Is RM15 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Thurrock are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.7% against 43.8%); 202 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 RM15?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM15 sold for £379,858 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £344,764 and £416,066.

How many homes sell in RM15 each year?

202 homes sold in the last year and 1,352 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RM15?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kenningtons Primary Academy, where 88% 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.