Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for RM10 7JA
Postcode
RM10 7JA
Coordinates
51.5603, 0.1529
Grid reference
TQ493867
Easting
549,332
Northing
186,794
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H563+45
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Barking and Dagenham
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Barking and Dagenham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1545
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1545 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RM10 7JA
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM10 7JA
Counts are for Heath electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY -8%
362616
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY -35%
29163
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -9%
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.40.4%
African21.6%
Other White7.0%
Bangladeshi5.1%
Caribbean4.0%
+ 8 other groups · 21.9%
Religion
Christian43.3%
No religion32.5%
Muslim15.5%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu3.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
25–3419.4%
50–6413.2%
10–1511.1%
5–98.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Other29.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Any member 66+5.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaDagenham and Rainham E14001189
Constituency
E14001189Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Heath
Constituency code
E14001189
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Barking and Dagenham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Barking and Dagenham
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Barking and Dagenham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 006C E01000061
E01000061MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 006 E02000007
E02000007LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 006C E01000061
E01000061MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 006 E02000007
E02000007Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RM10 7JA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1545
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000061 and MSOA E02000007 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM10 7JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM10 7JA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
61%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
50.5
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
56.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
61%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 40%
Attainment 8
37.2
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
44.1
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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