# RM6 6LH: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM6 6LH is a postcode in Barking and Dagenham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Barking and Dagenham. Open the map at RM6 6LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm6) › [RM6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Barking and Dagenham 002F: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **Chadwell Heath, 520 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **No property in RM6 6LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 002F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **£375,604 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM6 6LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RM6 6LH**: Road 54 dB, rail 64 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Furze Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furze-infant-school-e101203) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Warren Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-junior-school-e101219) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Warren School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-warren-school-e141178) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chadwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadwell-primary-school-e102836) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henry Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-green-primary-school-e101229) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e102845) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grafton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grafton-primary-school-e101206) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e102858) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £418,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £411,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chadwell Heath (520 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY (590 m); ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY (590 m); GREEN LANE SURGERY (880 m); CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY (940 m)
- Pharmacies: BRITANNIA PHARMACY (370 m); SUPER.CARE PHARMACY + (420 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (550 m); CORDEVE LTD DISPENSING CHEMIST (860 m)
- Dental practices: CHADWELL HEATH ORTHODONTICS LTD (370 m); 1215 HIGH ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (550 m); CHADWELL HEATH DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m); WHALEBONE LANE NORTH (DENTAL SURGERY) (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chadwell Heath (350 m, Sainsburys); Asda Chadwell Heath Superstore (580 m, Asda); Lidl Whalebone Lane South (910 m, Lidl); Lidl Goodmayes London (990 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £375,604** (July 2026). Barking and Dagenham’s average house price was £375,604 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,467** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barking and Dagenham earned a median of £38,467 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 173rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.8×** (2025). A home in Barking and Dagenham costs 9.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.3** (2025). Barking and Dagenham has a deprivation score of 30.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 37th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barking and Dagenham 002F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 002F has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,766th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £418,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barking and Dagenham 002F was £418,000 in 2025. Joint 7,845th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,993** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 002F had 1,993 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,401st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 002F, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RM6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM6 was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 462nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,919** (2021). RM6 had 36,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 559th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in RM6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.3%** (January 2026). In RM6, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham)
- Centre: 51.5690, 0.1363

Council: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dagenham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dagenham-and-rainham): Margaret Mullane (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1363,51.5690,RM66LH

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