# RM8 1XL: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM8 1XL 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 RM8 1XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm8) › [RM8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Barking and Dagenham 023C: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **Chadwell Heath, 410 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **No property in RM8 1XL 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=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 023C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **£375,604 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM8 1XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **Low road and rail noise at RM8 1XL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **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=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Henry Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-green-primary-school-e101229) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e102858) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chadwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chadwell-primary-school-e102836) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e148289) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valence Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valence-primary-school-e101222) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-noor-voluntary-aided-muslim-primary-school-e142455) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goodmayes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodmayes-primary-school-e102807) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [SENARP Vibe Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/senarp-vibe-independent-school-e152232) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £448,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £442,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £402,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £343,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £416,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chadwell Heath (410 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); GREEN LANE SURGERY (510 m)
- Pharmacies: SANDBERN CHEMIST (440 m); NUCHEM (460 m); VALENCE PHARMACY (630 m); GOODMAYES PHARMACY (690 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: CASTLE DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); ROWALLEN PARADE (DENTAL SURGERY) (560 m); DENTAL SURGERY (600 m); CHADWELL HEATH DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); 1215 HIGH ROAD (DENTAL PRACTICE) (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Goodmayes Rowallen Express (540 m, Tesco); Asda Dagenham Express Petrol (680 m, Asda); Iceland Chadwell Heath (750 m, Iceland); Lidl Goodmayes London (760 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Chadwell Heath (940 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 023C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.0** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 023C has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,341st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,933** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 023C had 1,933 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,515th 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 023C, 93.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.4%** (August 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 023C, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## RM8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £382,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM8 was £382,500 in 2025. Joint 654th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,322** (2021). RM8 had 50,322 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 204th 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 RM8 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In RM8, 96.9% 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: 51.5644, 0.1284

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=0.1284,51.5644,RM81XL

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