Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6098
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6098 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 2RH
Crime trends · near RM8 2RH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -24%
ASB
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +150%
Burglary
8
YoY +60%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
50
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,473
White Brit.32.5%
African14.7%
Other White13.9%
Bangladeshi10.3%
Pakistani7.9%
+ 7 other groups · 20.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,479
Christian47.2%
Muslim23.5%
No religion17.9%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,482
35–4922.9%
50–6416.5%
25–3413.9%
10–1511.1%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 485
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.0%
Other10.5%
With dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.9%
+ 9 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council Area
Barking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 008B E01000022
E01000022
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 008 E02000009
E02000009
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 008B E01000022
E01000022
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RM8 2RH 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: 6098
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000022 and MSOA E02000009 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2RH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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