Estate agents in Grays
Grays is a town. HM Land Registry records 422 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £360,000.
How estate agents in Grays compare
Grays at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 413 sales in Grays from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £365,000.
32.1% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.4 years and sold for a median of 17.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £260,000 in 2016 and £360,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Grays
Median sale price in Grays: £365,000
| All homes | 413 sales, median £365,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 46 sales, median £477,500 |
| Semi-detached | 141 sales, median £420,000 |
| Terraced | 149 sales, median £350,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 77 sales, median £190,000 |
Across Thurrock the average price was £326,916 in June 2026, up 2.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £260,000 (709 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £282,000 (743 sales) |
| 2018 | £295,000 (734 sales) |
| 2019 | £290,000 (556 sales) |
| 2020 | £293,000 (469 sales) |
| 2021 | £320,000 (674 sales) |
| 2022 | £356,500 (508 sales) |
| 2023 | £345,000 (375 sales) |
| 2024 | £355,000 (433 sales) |
| 2025 | £360,000 (519 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Grays station is about 0.7 miles from the centre of town. Tilbury Town is about 2 miles away, Chafford Hundred Lakeside is also about 2 miles away and Swanscombe is about 3 miles away. The A1013, A126, A1012, A1089 and A1306 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M25 junction 31 at Purfleet, about 3 miles away, while M2 junction 1 at Three Crutches is about 7 miles away. London City Airport is about 12 miles from Grays and London Southend Airport is about 17 miles away. Central London is about 20 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Grays
Grays has 11 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre. The nearest are Quarry Hill Academy at about 0.1 miles, St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, a Roman Catholic academy, at about 0.2 miles and Little Thurrock Primary School at about 0.4 miles. For secondary education, Grays Convent High School, a Roman Catholic girls only school, is about 0.1 miles away, while The Hathaway Academy is about 0.4 miles away. Thames Park Secondary School and Orsett Heath Academy, both free schools, lie about 0.8 and 1.1 miles away. Independent options include The Light Christian School at about 0.5 miles and Bronte School at about 3.3 miles. Harris Rainham Sixth Form is about 5.9 miles away and North Kent College about 6.6 miles. The nearest university is Rose Bruford College, about 10.2 miles away.
Living in Grays
Grays is an urban town in Thurrock with around 44,000 residents and its homes are mostly semi-detached houses, flats and terraced houses, with about 63% owner occupied. There are at least 130 shops, including 5 supermarkets, the nearest being Co-op Food and Morrisons at about 0.5 and 0.6 miles. There are more than 25 convenience stores, at least 11 pubs, around 9 cafés, at least 15 restaurants and around 30 takeaways. For health, there are at least 10 doctors' surgeries, with Primecare Medical Practice and Oddfellows Hall Health Centre about 0.2 miles away, plus at least 10 pharmacies and 11 dentists. Thurrock Community Hospital is about 0.9 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at Darent Valley Hospital, about 4.6 miles away. Grays Library is about 0.4 miles away and Grays Post Office about 0.5 miles. Grays Town Park is about 0.4 miles away and Chafford Gorges Nature Reserve is about 1.2 miles away.
A short history of Grays
Archaeological evidence points to human settlement around Grays from the Palaeolithic onwards. In 1086 Domesday Book listed seven manors at a place called Thurrock, two in Barstable hundred and five in Chafford hundred. William Peverel held the one that became Grays Thurrock. The name Thurrock is thought to refer to marshy ground beside the Thames. By 1190 the manor was tenanted by Isaac, son of Josce the Rabbi. The crown seized it in 1194 then granted it to Henry de Grey in 1195 and his family kept it until the 16th century. A church existed by the late 12th century. Samuel Pepys visited in 1665. The church was mostly rebuilt in 1846 and the railway station opened in 1854. In 2019 thirty-nine bodies were found in a lorry on Eastern Avenue. Eight listed buildings stand near the centre. State Cinema and the Church of St Mary the Virgin are Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Impulse Lesuire is a fitness centre in Grays with swimming and fitness facilities. Bowls are played at the Bowls Club and the area has soccer pitches along with tennis and basketball courts in several places. Rugby union pitches and Thurrock Rugby Club are also part of the local sporting offer, as are facilities for skateboarding and netball. Open space includes Grays Beach Riverside Park, Grays Town Park, Barnmead Meadow, Falcon Wood, King George's Field and The Dip-In, together with Chafford Gorges Nature Reserve. A number of children's playgrounds are also found across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Grays?
- The median price paid in Grays over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £360,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £482,000 for detached houses, £422,000 for semi-detached houses, £344,250 for terraced houses and £197,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Grays over the last year?
- There were 422 standard sales in Grays in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 47 detached houses, 134 semi-detached houses, 156 terraced houses and 85 flats.
- What are the transport links in Grays?
- Grays railway station is about 0.7 miles from the centre, with Tilbury Town about 1.7 miles away and Chafford Hundred Lakeside about 1.9 miles away. M25 junction 31 (Purfleet) is about 3 miles away and central London is about 20 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near the centre of Grays?
- There are 11 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre, the nearest being Quarry Hill Academy at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Grays Convent High School at about 0.1 miles and The Hathaway Academy at about 0.4 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Grays?
- There are 14 estate agent sales branches with an office in Grays.
Areas near Grays
- Chafford Hundred
- Chadwell St Mary
- Baker Street
- Tilbury
- Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock
- Orsett
- South Ockendon
- Southfields
Grays is in Thurrock.
Estate agents near Grays
- Thomas MarshGrays RM17 5HJ0.4 miles
- Bairstow EvesGrays RM17 5HJ0.4 miles
- Grays haartGrays RM17 5DS0.4 miles
- Grant Allen Estate AgentsGrays RM17 5EB0.4 miles
- Edward Clark Estates Ltd.Grays RM17 5EB0.4 miles
- Ashley Bennett Estate AgentsGrays RM17 5EB0.4 miles
- Chesters EstatesGrays RM17 5EB0.4 miles
- Owen Lyons Estate AgentsGrays RM17 5DL0.5 miles
- Ardent EstatesGrays RM17 6QJ0.5 miles
- G2G PropertiesGrays RM17 5DL0.5 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Grays.