Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 2HY
Postcode
RM8 2HY
Coordinates
51.5427, 0.1135
Grid reference
TQ466847
Easting
546,661
Northing
184,763
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32G4V7+3C
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.
5523
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5523 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 2HY
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 2HY
Counts are for Mayesbrook 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
60
YoY +100%
604325
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY stable
35205
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.8%
African16.7%
Other White11.6%
Bangladeshi7.5%
Pakistani6.4%
+ 8 other groups · 21.1%
Religion
Christian49.8%
No religion21.1%
Muslim18.8%
Not answered6.0%
Sikh2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4923.2%
25–3414.7%
50–6414.7%
10–159.9%
5–99.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Other12.5%
Any member 66+9.1%
With dependent children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 33.8%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaBarking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
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 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 017E E01000072
E01000072MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 017 E02000018
E02000018LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 017E E01000072
E01000072MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 017 E02000018
E02000018Urban: 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 RM8 2HY 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: 5523
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000072 and MSOA E02000018 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2HY 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 RM8 2HY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
49.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
59%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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