Area Information for Dagenham, RM8 1HW

This postcode in Dagenham is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Whalebone ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Dagenham and Rainham. This page combines information for the address Dagenham, RM8 1HW, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of RM8 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in December 1990. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Barking and Dagenham
Ward Whalebone
Constituency Dagenham and Rainham * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Whalebone), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Dagenham, RM8 1HW.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Dagenham, RM8 1HW is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Dagenham, RM8 1HW:

Freshwater Road, Dagenham, RM8 1SH
Dowletts Road, Dagenham, RM8 1FJ
Selinas Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1TB
Mirravale Trading Estate, Selinas Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1YY
Royal Anglian Way, Dagenham, RM8 1AE
Selinas Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1ES

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about RM8 as a whole.

Using this Information Commercially

The information we provide on the website is done so without charge. However, if you wish to use this data on other websites, or in any other public medium should consult our data sources page for information on how you should correctly attribute the information.

House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 10
Semi-Detached 12
Terraced 71
Flat (Purpose-Built) 67
Flat (Converted) 1
Total 161
Are these numbers higher than you expected? Click here for explanation.

Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is being repaid through a mortgage or shared ownership arrangement. The national average is just under 30%, while in this area it represents 61% of housing spaces.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 5
Owned with Mortgage 89
Shared Ownership 9
Rented: From Council 3
Rented: Other Social 40
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 13
Rented: Other 2
Rent Free 0
Total 161

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 36
Two People 24
Three People 32
Four People 41
Five People 19
Six People 5
Seven People 3
8+ People 2
Total 162

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Dagenham consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 36
Family Household 110
Other Household 15
Total 161

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 104
Deprived In One Dimension 39
Deprived In Two Dimensions 10
Deprived In Three Dimensions 8
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 161

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Dagenham and Rainham constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 51% male.

Gender
Male 253
Female 246
Total 499

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around RM8 1HW has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 33% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 71
5-9 62
10-14 33
15-19 29
20-24 26
25-29 31
30-34 71
35-39 67
40-44 54
45-49 26
50-54 18
55-59 8
60-64 4
65-69 1
70-74 0
75-79 0
80-84 0
85+ 0
Total 501

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode RM8 1HW does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 144
Married 172
Separated 4
Divorced 6
Widowed 2
Total 328

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 296
Good 147
Fair 49
Bad 5
Very Bad 2
Total 499

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

RM8 1HW and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 54% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 179
Apprenticeship 3
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 54
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
No GCSEs or Equivalent 36
Other 8
Total 329

Ethnic Group Embed This

Dagenham can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 27% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 135
Mixed Ethnicity 39
Indian 99
Pakistani 35
Bangladeshi 44
Chinese 5
Other Asian 18
Black African 86
Black Caribbean 7
Other Black/African/Caribbean 4
Arab 6
Other 18
Total 496

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

In this area (Dagenham), 58% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, which is significantly below the UK average.

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 289
European Union 37
Rest of Europe 7
Africa 45
Middle East and Asia 115
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 6
Total 499

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 289
10+ Years 148
5-10 Years 41
2-5 Years 10
Less Than 2 Years 11
Total 499

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to RM8 1HW.

Passport(s) Held
None 48
United Kingdom 361
Republic of Ireland 1
European Union 45
Rest of Europe 1
African Countries 4
Middle East or Asia 37
Central and South America 4

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 103
Christian 145
Buddhist 6
Hindu 87
Jewish 4
Muslim 138
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 17
Total 500

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 145
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 50
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 31
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 7
Unemployed 10
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 32
Retired 0
Looking After Home or Family 36
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 8
Other 9
Total 328

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 32
Professional Occupations 74
Associate Professional Occupations 23
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 30
Skilled Trades Occupations 10
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 22
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 21
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 10
Elementary Occupations 18
Total 240

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 59
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 71
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 40
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 30
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 11
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 37
Semi-Routine Occupation 23
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 28
Full-time Student 31
Total 330

Dagenham, RM8 1HW is within the Whalebone policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near RM8 1HW
Neighbourhood Team Address Whalebone
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Key: Tube Stations Tube Station DLR Stations DLR Station Railway Stations Railway Station Hospitals Hospital GP Practices GP Dentists Dentist Opticians Optician Primary School Primary School Secondary School Secondary School

Below are the details of the closest services to RM8 1HW. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for RM8 1HW.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest railway station is Chadwell Heath, approximately 830 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Chadwell Heath 830 yards
Goodmayes 1.2 miles
Seven Kings 1.9 miles
Romford 2 miles
Dagenham Dock 2.8 miles
Gidea Park 3 miles
Ilford 3.1 miles
Barking 3.1 miles
Barking Riverside 3.5 miles
Emerson Park 3.5 miles
Rainham (Essex) 4.1 miles
Manor Park 4.2 miles
Woodgrange Park 4.3 miles
Harold Wood 4.5 miles
Upminster 4.9 miles
Wanstead Park 5 miles
Forest Gate 5.1 miles
Belvedere 5.2 miles
Abbey Wood 5.3 miles
Leytonstone High Road 5.7 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest Tube station is Dagenham Heathway, approximately 1.8 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is Furze Infant School, approximately 570 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Furze Infant School 570 yards January 2019
    
Grafton Primary School 0.6 miles April 2019
    
Henry Green Primary School 0.6 miles November 2016
    
Warren Junior School 0.7 miles March 2024
    
Robert Clack School (All Through) 0.7 miles November 2023
    
Valence Primary School 0.7 miles November 2014
    
Chadwell Primary School 0.8 miles March 2016
    
William Bellamy Primary School 0.8 miles April 2014
    
Five Elms Primary School 0.8 miles March 2017
    
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.9 miles November 2016
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 0.6 miles May 2024
    
Robert Clack School (All Through) 0.7 miles November 2023
    
The Warren School 0.7 miles May 2024
    
St Edward's Church of England Academy 0.7 miles May 2022
    
Mayfield School 0.8 miles October 2018
    
Chadwell Heath Academy 1 mile November 2022
    
The Sydney Russell School (All Through) 1.3 miles September 2021
    
Atam Academy (All Through) 1.4 miles June 2024
    
Eastbrook School (All Through) 1.5 miles December 2021
    
Brook Sixth Form and Academy 1.8 miles November 2024

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is The Upstairs Surgery, approximately 690 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is Chadwell Heath Orthodontics, approximately 660 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is Goodmayes Hospital, approximately 1.5 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Dagenham, RM8 1HW. The nearest is J H PETERS, approximately 630 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
J H PETERS 630 yards
J I PARTRIDGE half a mile
Shiva Opticians 0.7 miles
OPT A VISION 0.9 miles
Raj Optics 1.3 miles
Morgan Henry 1.7 miles
Heathway Eyecare 1.7 miles
Home Eye Care (DOM) 1.8 miles
EYE GEE LTD 1.8 miles
Downes Eyecare 1.8 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.