# RM9 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM9 5LJ 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 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9) › [RM9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Barking and Dagenham 007D: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **Dagenham Heathway, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **No property in RM9 5LJ 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=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **£375,604 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RM9 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RM9 5LJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **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=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwood-primary-school-e131845) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e147329) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sydney Russell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sydney-russell-school-e141683) | All-through | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Five Elms Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-elms-primary-school-e101228) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-school-e131102) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | – |
| [Valence Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valence-primary-school-e101222) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grafton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grafton-primary-school-e101206) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The St Teresa Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-st-teresa-catholic-primary-school-e147330) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £327,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £343,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £432,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £411,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE (520 m); HALBUTT STREET SURGERY (790 m); BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BROOKS PHARMACY (470 m); DAVID LEWIS CHEMIST (530 m); HANNIGAN (920 m); VALENCE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: FIVE ELMS HEALTH CENTRE (390 m); BECONTREE DENTAL STUDIO (930 m)
- Supermarkets: SPAR Dagenham (440 m, Spar); Co-op Dagenham (470 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Asda Dagenham Express Petrol (990 m, Asda)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 007D has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,146th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,976** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 007D had 1,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,703rd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 007D, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.3%** (August 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 007D, 5.3% 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.

## 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: 51.5514, 0.1377

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), 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=0.1377,51.5514,RM95LJ

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