Bacteriostatic water in Purfleet-on-Thames

Local facts for Purfleet-on-Thames

Purfleet-on-Thames sits in the RM19 postcode district (RM area), within Thurrock, East of England, England.

RM19 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Purfleet-on-Thames go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Greenwich, Chemistry, 16.4 km
• Queen Mary University of London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 19.4 km
• King's College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 24.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Purfleet-on-Thames with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 25.5 km west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 25.8 km west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 27.6 km west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 28.2 km west
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.4 km west
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 55.8 km west
• The University of Kent (UKPRN 10007150): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.7 km east
• Canterbury Christ Church University (UKPRN 10001143): Biological Sciences, 63.6 km east

Nearby: Aveley (2.1 km), West Thurrock (3.1 km), Dartford (3.3 km), South Ockendon (4.4 km), Grays (6.5 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Purfleet-on-Thames lies south-east of St Albans, about 49.4 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the RM postcode area (7 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Tilbury, RM18, 9.4 km
• Thurrock, RM16, 11.6 km

Postcode districts in the RM area covered by our East of England location pages: RM15, RM16, RM17, RM18, RM19, RM20.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Thurrock (9 location pages): Aveley 2.1 km, West Thurrock 3.1 km, South Ockendon 4.4 km, Grays 6.5 km, Tilbury 9.4 km, Thurrock 11.6 km, Stanford-le-Hope 15.6 km, Corringham 16.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Purfleet-on-Thames: north, Aveley (2.1 km); east, West Thurrock (3.1 km); west, Chigwell (18.5 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Purfleet-on-Thames: 5; within 25 km: 21; within 50 km: 73.

Map reference: 51.4848, 0.2329 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074569178).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.