High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£300,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for RM8 3ES
Postcode
RM8 3ES
Coordinates
51.5550, 0.1409
Grid reference
TQ485861
Easting
548,516
Northing
186,184
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32H43R+X8
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.
8446
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8446 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 3ES
HM Land Registry · Barking and Dagenham
Average price
£300,000
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Median price: £300,000
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Police Recorded Crime near RM8 3ES
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM8 3ES
Counts are for Valence 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
36
YoY -28%
634424
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY -53%
332414
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +8%
18114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.5%
African15.9%
Other White13.3%
Bangladeshi6.1%
Pakistani4.2%
+ 6 other groups · 17.1%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion27.4%
Muslim15.8%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4925.6%
50–6418.7%
25–3412.1%
10–1510.4%
5–97.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Other16.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
Any member 66+7.2%
+ 8 other households · 38.6%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaBarking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Valence
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 007E E01000082
E01000082MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 007 E02000008
E02000008LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 007E E01000082
E01000082MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 007 E02000008
E02000008Urban: 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 3ES 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: 8446
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000082 and MSOA E02000008 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM8 3ES 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 3ES
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 29%
Attainment 8
51.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
56.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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