High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£445,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 2RS
Postcode
RM8 2RS
Coordinates
51.5520, 0.1207
Grid reference
TQ471858
Easting
547,126
Northing
185,807
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H42C+Q7
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.
8426
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8426 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 & WalesProperty sales · RM8 2RS
HM Land Registry · Barking and Dagenham
Average price
£445,000
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Median price: £445,000
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Police Recorded Crime near RM8 2RS
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 2RS
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.30.7%
African16.1%
Other White14.8%
Bangladeshi8.2%
Pakistani6.8%
+ 8 other groups · 23.4%
Religion
Christian45.0%
Muslim24.9%
No religion19.7%
Not answered4.7%
Sikh3.1%
+ 2 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4922.7%
50–6416.5%
25–3414.8%
10–159.0%
5–98.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent13.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.5%
With dependent children11.1%
Other10.0%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
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 008D E01000024
E01000024MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 008 E02000009
E02000009LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 008D E01000024
E01000024MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 008 E02000009
E02000009Urban: 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 2RS 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: 8426
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000024 and MSOA E02000009 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2RS 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 2RS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
59%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 29%
Attainment 8
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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