Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
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- Mayfield School
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 429 m (straight line).
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 2PJ
Postcode
RM8 2PJ
Coordinates
51.5609, 0.1236
Grid reference
TQ473868
Easting
547,303
Northing
186,809
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H46F+9F
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.
5925
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5925 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 2PJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 2PJ
Counts are for Becontree 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 -48%
302111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.26.3%
Pakistani13.6%
Bangladeshi13.1%
Indian11.0%
African10.2%
+ 8 other groups · 25.8%
Religion
Muslim37.3%
Christian28.1%
No religion17.2%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh5.9%
+ 1 other religions · 5.4%
Age groups
35–4923.8%
50–6416.0%
25–3413.7%
10–1510.4%
5–99.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.2%
Other12.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
With dependent children8.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.1%
+ 9 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaBarking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Becontree
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 023F E01032580
E01032580MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 023 E02006799
E02006799LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 023F E01032580
E01032580MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 023 E02006799
E02006799Urban: 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 2PJ 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: 5925
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032580 and MSOA E02006799 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2PJ 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 2PJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
77%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
45.0
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 429 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 9–11
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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