Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 1FL
Postcode
RM8 1FL
Coordinates
51.5653, 0.1427
Grid reference
TQ486873
Easting
548,608
Northing
187,334
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H48V+43
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.
16421
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16421 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 RM8 1FL
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 1FL
Counts are for Whalebone 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
15
YoY stable
29198
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -46%
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Indian22.3%
White Brit.22.2%
African12.8%
Other White9.7%
Pakistani9.0%
+ 7 other groups · 24.1%
Religion
Christian34.8%
Muslim21.9%
Hindu19.2%
No religion16.0%
Not answered4.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
35–4929.1%
25–3417.3%
≤413.1%
5–911.6%
10–159.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 19.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children39.1%
Other11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
With dependent children7.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children5.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaDagenham and Rainham E14001189
Constituency
E14001189Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Whalebone
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 004F E01034469
E01034469MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 004 E02000005
E02000005LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 004D E01000109
E01000109MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 004 E02000005
E02000005Urban: 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
September 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentSeptember 2018 — Introduced
Postcode RM8 1FL introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034469 and MSOA E02000005 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 1FL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM8 1FL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
56.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
50.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
44.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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