Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5243
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5243 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.
Police Recorded Crime near RM8 2GJ
Crime trends · near RM8 2GJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY stable
ASB
10
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -21%
Burglary
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -64%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
87
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,886
African21.9%
Other White17.9%
White Brit.14.8%
Pakistani7.4%
Bangladeshi7.3%
+ 9 other groups · 30.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,892
Christian46.2%
Muslim24.7%
No religion14.8%
Hindu5.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,879
35–4925.8%
25–3417.9%
≤411.1%
5–910.6%
10–1510.6%
+ 4 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Total households: 662
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.5%
Other22.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.7%
With dependent children5.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children5.1%
+ 7 other households · 25.8%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council Area
Barking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mayesbrook
Constituency code
E14001073
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 Scotland
North 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 008H E01034472
E01034472
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 008 E02000009
E02000009
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 008C E01000023
E01000023
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 008 E02000009
E02000009
Urban: 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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2013
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> Present
December 2013 — Introduced
Postcode RM8 2GJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034472 and MSOA E02000009 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2GJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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