# RM9 6LH: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM9 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 RM9 6LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9) › [RM9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **81 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Barking and Dagenham 013F: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **Dagenham Heathway, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **3 of 31 properties in RM9 6LH at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 013F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **£375,604 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **96.7% can get gigabit broadband at RM9 6LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RM9 6LH**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **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=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH
- **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=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-arnold-primary-school-rowdowns-road-e101220) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Godwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/godwin-primary-school-e130919) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Village Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/village-infants-school-e101223) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [William Ford CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-ford-cofe-junior-school-e101234) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parsloes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parsloes-primary-school-e101227) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e101237) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hopewell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopewell-school-e134388) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Dagenham Park CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dagenham-park-cofe-school-e136028) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £388,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £336,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2023 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dagenham Heathway (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); HEATHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m); PRIME PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP (630 m); ST ALBANS SURGERY (760 m); DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (470 m); TALATI CHEMIST (510 m); WALLER CHEMIST (540 m); HEATHWAY PHARMACY (580 m); KRY-BA PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (310 m); HEATHWAY DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); I LEVITAN AND ASSOCIATES (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dagenham Heathway Express (460 m, Tesco); Iceland Dagenham Heathway Centre (460 m, Iceland); Lidl Dagenham London (540 m, Lidl); Aldi Dagenham London (790 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Dagenham (830 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 013F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.2** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 013F has a deprivation score of 33.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,841st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,449** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 013F had 1,449 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,525th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 013F, 99.8% 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: 9.1%** (August 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 013F, 9.1% 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: 51.5380, 0.1442

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=0.1442,51.5380,RM96LH

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