# RM9 9PJ: area report for a postcode in Barking and Dagenham

RM9 9PJ 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 9PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) › [RM9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9) › [RM9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Barking and Dagenham 007A: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **Dagenham Heathway, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **No property in RM9 9PJ 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=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Barking and Dagenham 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **£375,604 average price**: For the whole of Barking and Dagenham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RM9 9PJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **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=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e147329) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Five Elms Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-elms-primary-school-e101228) | Primary | 290 m (4 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 | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 | – |
| [Southwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwood-primary-school-e131845) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grafton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grafton-primary-school-e101206) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sydney Russell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sydney-russell-school-e141683) | All-through | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valence Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valence-primary-school-e101222) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-alibon-primary-school-with-arp-for-cognitive-and-learning-difficulties-sen-base-e130357) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £187,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2024 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m); DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE (780 m); HALBUTT STREET SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: BROOKS PHARMACY (110 m); OXLOW CHEMIST (840 m); ANDREW BASS PHARMACY (850 m); DAVID LEWIS CHEMIST (860 m); VALENCE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: FIVE ELMS HEALTH CENTRE (30 m); BECONTREE DENTAL STUDIO (620 m); WOOD LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m); INSPIRE DENTAL DAGENHAM PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Dagenham (110 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); SPAR Dagenham (110 m, Spar); Tesco Dagenham Oxlow Ln Express (770 m, Tesco); Morrisons Becontree Heath London (800 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.0** (2025). Barking and Dagenham 007A has a deprivation score of 36.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,778th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £357,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barking and Dagenham 007A was £357,500 in 2025. Joint 11,194th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,982** (2021). Barking and Dagenham 007A had 1,982 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,588th 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In Barking and Dagenham 007A, 91.2% 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: 51.5535, 0.1420

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.1420,51.5535,RM99PJ

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