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RM10

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Dagenham and Becontree Heath, in Barking and Dagenham.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RM10 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In RM10, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£375,000
674th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
41,887
391st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How RM10 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

RM10Middle
Median sale price20 postcode districts, RM · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in RM20 areas from £231,250 to £640,000. The middle area is £415,000. RM10 is £375,000.
£375,0006th cheapest
Population20 postcode districts, RM · 2021
Population: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 4,390 to 50,322. The middle area is 32,270. RM10 is 41,887.
41,8874th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 70.4% to 96.9%. The middle area is 92.6%. RM10 is 95.3%.
95.3%5th highest
Claimant rate20 postcode districts, RM · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in RM20 areas from 2.0% to 7.8%. The middle area is 5.1%. RM10 is 7.8%.
7.8%highest

Is RM10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM10 at a rate of 107.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across RM.

In August 2026 alone, 379 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM10.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,729), anti-social behaviour (784) and other crime (707).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM10 was 105.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in RM10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM10 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 11 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in RM10

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Barking and Dagenham 003A1,57569.5 per 1,000399.6%
Barking and Dagenham 006A1,54396.3 per 1,000299.7%
Barking and Dagenham 006B2,180132.5 per 1,000399.8%
Barking and Dagenham 006C1,925160.9 per 1,000195.8%
Barking and Dagenham 006D2,21893.5 per 1,0004100.0%
Barking and Dagenham 006E2,29669.7 per 1,000395.1%
Barking and Dagenham 009A2,41860.8 per 1,000388.5%
Barking and Dagenham 009B1,85165.8 per 1,000499.3%
Barking and Dagenham 009D1,77639.8 per 1,0003100.0%
Barking and Dagenham 010A1,859116.4 per 1,000396.2%
Barking and Dagenham 010B1,470205.6 per 1,000499.2%
Barking and Dagenham 010C1,78646.2 per 1,000499.2%
Barking and Dagenham 010D1,91578.2 per 1,000396.3%
Barking and Dagenham 013E1,646100.8 per 1,000294.4%
Barking and Dagenham 014A1,77383.6 per 1,000498.6%
Barking and Dagenham 014B1,91587.0 per 1,000289.6%
Barking and Dagenham 014C2,332244.7 per 1,000275.1%
Barking and Dagenham 014D2,207122.4 per 1,000291.5%
Barking and Dagenham 020B1,636239.4 per 1,000392.7%
Barking and Dagenham 020C1,97577.2 per 1,000399.1%
Barking and Dagenham 020D1,82427.5 per 1,0003100.0%
Barking and Dagenham 020E1,707186.4 per 1,000397.7%

MPs for RM10

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in RM105

Postcode sectors in RM103

Council1

Towns in RM101

Postcode districts next to RM105

Nearest rail stations4

More in the RM postcode area2

RM10 in brief

RM10 is a postcode district covering Dagenham and Becontree Heath, in Barking and Dagenham.

About 44,037 people lived in RM10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 272 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 107.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in RM10 was £375,000 in 2025.

RM10 had 41,887 usual residents at the census.

In RM10, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In RM10, 7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.