Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for RM9 6FU
Postcode
RM9 6FU
Coordinates
51.5333, 0.1385
Grid reference
TQ484837
Easting
548,420
Northing
183,766
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32G4MQ+89
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.
4599
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4599 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 RM9 6FU
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM9 6FU
Counts are for Goresbrook 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
52
YoY +68%
523517
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY stable
28176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.45.6%
African15.6%
Other White12.7%
Bangladeshi6.3%
Pakistani3.9%
+ 6 other groups · 15.8%
Religion
Christian49.8%
No religion28.2%
Muslim14.4%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6417.3%
25–3414.4%
10–1510.0%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.7%
Other12.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.2%
Any member 66+7.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority
Council AreaBarking E14001073
Constituency
E14001073Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Goresbrook
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 018C E01000056
E01000056MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 018 E02000019
E02000019LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barking and Dagenham 018C E01000056
E01000056MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barking and Dagenham 018 E02000019
E02000019Urban: 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
October 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentOctober 2021 — Introduced
Postcode RM9 6FU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode RM9 6FU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RM9 6FU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
71%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
55.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 39%
Attainment 8
50.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
58%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 42%
Attainment 8
42.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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