# RM9 4QP: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM9 4QP 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 RM9 4QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9) › [RM9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Barking and Dagenham 017C: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **Upney, 740 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **No property in RM9 4QP 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=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **£369,881 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM9 4QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **Loud road and rail noise at RM9 4QP**: Road 77 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **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=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP
- **15.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Monteagle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monteagle-primary-school-e130340) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eastbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbury-primary-school-e142699) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thames View Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thames-view-infants-e138684) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Thames View Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thames-view-junior-school-e141651) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-junior-school-e101192) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e101193) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barking-abbey-school-a-specialist-sports-and-humanities-college-e101241) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Jo Richardson Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jo-richardson-community-school-e133561) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2024 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 320 m |
| September 2023 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| November 2025 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Upney (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m); AURORA MEDCARE (690 m); HIGHGROVE SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: MAPLESTEAD PHARMACY (230 m); BRITANNIA PHARMACY (690 m); BRITANNIA PHARMACY (890 m); BRITANNIA PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: THE HEALTH CENTRE DENTAL SURGERY (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Barking Esso Express (210 m, Tesco); Co-op FR Barking (600 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Porters Avenue (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £369,881** (August 2026). Barking and Dagenham’s average house price was £369,881 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 9.6×** (2025). A home in Barking and Dagenham costs 9.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 64th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.4** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 017C has a deprivation score of 34.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,386th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barking and Dagenham 017C was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,723** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 017C had 1,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,588th 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 017C, 94.1% 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.

## RM9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £382,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RM9 was £382,000 in 2025. Joint 656th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,571** (2021). RM9 had 40,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 438th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in RM9 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In RM9, 96.0% 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: 51.5334, 0.1086

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

## Your MP

- [Barking](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking): Nesil Caliskan (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), August 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=0.1086,51.5334,RM94QP

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