# RM9 Postcode district covering Becontree, Dagenham and Barking Riverside, in Barking and Dagenham. RM9 is a postcode district covering Becontree, Dagenham and Barking Riverside, in Barking and Dagenham. Median sale price £382,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code RM9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RM9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RM9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in RM9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RM9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 252 homes were sold in RM9 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RM9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RM9. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RM9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RM9 had 40,571 usual residents at the census. ## How RM9 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | RM9 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £382,000 | 7th cheapest | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2025 | | Population | 40,571 | 5th most populated | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, RM · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.0% | joint 3rd highest | 20 postcode districts, RM · Jan 2026 | ## Is RM9 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RM9 at a rate of 103.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 94.6 per 1,000 people across the RM postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 366 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RM9. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,507), anti-social behaviour (753) and other crime (579). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RM9 was 104.1 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in RM9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RM9 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 14 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in RM9 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Barking and Dagenham 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000065) | 1,982 | 71.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.2% | | [Barking and Dagenham 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000080) | 1,777 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000081) | 1,976 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000017) | 1,722 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000079) | 1,716 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000057) | 1,550 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% | | [Barking and Dagenham 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000075) | 2,080 | 99.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% | | [Barking and Dagenham 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000076) | 2,161 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% | | [Barking and Dagenham 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000013) | 1,871 | 205.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% | | [Barking and Dagenham 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000014) | 1,751 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% | | [Barking and Dagenham 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000059) | 1,710 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000084) | 1,438 | 113.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000086) | 1,449 | 108.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% | | [Barking and Dagenham 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000041) | 1,842 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000045) | 1,723 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% | | [Barking and Dagenham 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000046) | 1,956 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% | | [Barking and Dagenham 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000054) | 1,871 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% | | [Barking and Dagenham 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000055) | 1,705 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000056) | 1,702 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.0% | | [Barking and Dagenham 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000058) | 2,135 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% | | [Barking and Dagenham 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/neighbourhood/e01000053) | 1,617 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% | ## Your MP - [Barking](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking): Nesil Caliskan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 78% of the people here. - [Dagenham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dagenham-and-rainham): Margaret Mullane (Labour), MP since July 2024. 22% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in RM9 [Becontree South](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/becontree-south), [Dagenham Central](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/dagenham-central), [Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/goresbrook-and-scrattons-farm), [Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham/mayesbrook-park-and-rippleside) ## Postcode sectors in RM9 [RM9 4 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-4), [RM9 5 (176 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-5), [RM9 6 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-6), [RM9 9 (24 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9-9) ## Council [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) ## Towns in RM9 [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) ## Postcode districts next to RM9 [IG11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig11), [RM8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm8), [RM10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm10), [RM13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm13) ## Nearest rail stations [Becontree (500 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1270,51.5403), [Dagenham Heathway (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1475,51.5416), [Dagenham Dock (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1461,51.5261), [Dagenham East (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1660,51.5441) ## More in the RM postcode area [All RM postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## RM9 in brief RM9 is a postcode district covering Becontree, Dagenham and Barking Riverside, in Barking and Dagenham. About 42,109 people lived in RM9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £382,000 in 2025 across 252 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 103.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in RM9 was £382,000 in 2025. RM9 had 40,571 usual residents at the census. About 2% of people in RM9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In RM9, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: RM9 - Postcode area: [RM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm) - Constituency: [Barking †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barking) - Council: [Barking and Dagenham †](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) - Area: 8.76 km² - People, mid-2024: 42,109* - Neighbourhoods: 21 - Output areas: 113 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [IG11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig11), [RM10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm10), [RM8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm8), [RM13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm13) ## Latest updates for RM9 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RM9 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm9