High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£425,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 2TE
Postcode
RM8 2TE
Coordinates
51.5567, 0.1268
Grid reference
TQ475863
Easting
547,536
Northing
186,350
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H44G+MP
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.
8264
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8264 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 2TE
HM Land Registry · Barking and Dagenham
Average price
£426,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £425,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £375,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£480k£428k£375k
Oct '23Jul '25Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near RM8 2TE
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 2TE
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.31.7%
African14.5%
Other White10.1%
Other ethnic group: Arab9.1%
Pakistani7.5%
+ 7 other groups · 27.1%
Religion
Christian45.6%
Muslim26.9%
No religion16.3%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
50–6415.3%
25–3412.9%
10–1510.2%
5–99.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children28.2%
Other12.4%
Any member 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 32.9%
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 023B E01000020
E01000020MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 023 E02006799
E02006799LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 023B E01000020
E01000020MSOA 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
December 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentDecember 2001 — Introduced
Postcode RM8 2TE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8264
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000020 and MSOA E02006799 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 2TE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM8 2TE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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