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RM6 5BG

Chadwell Heath · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chadwell Heath
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Ilford South
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM6 5ET 58 m
RM6 5BF 89 m
RM6 5BP 91 m
RM6 5AH 138 m
RM6 5ES 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM6 5BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 5
Latitude
51.581613
Longitude
0.132203
British National Grid easting
547,829
British National Grid northing
189,126

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Chadwell Heath · E05014058
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Ilford South · E14001301
Output area
E00000143
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 001C · E01000029
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 001 · E02000002

Postcode source versions

Explore RM6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
79
Secondary
17

  1. Rose Lane Primary School

    Community school

    539 m

  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    673 m

  3. The Warren School

    Academy sponsor led

    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,427
  • Anti social behaviour 484
  • Vehicle crime 292
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Public order 210

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM6 5 residents
12,907

Age bands in RM6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.7%

3,340 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

1,780 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

3,844 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

3,005 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

1,571 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.8%
Gigabit-capable
97.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

56

within 5 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

    LAWN FARM GROVE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 5LL

    ODS code F82604

    477 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    200 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4YU

    ODS code Y00155

    879 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

    72-74 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4AF

    ODS code F86028

    1.0 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.0 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.0 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.2 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.3 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    2.3 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    2.4 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.4 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    2.5 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.7 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    2.9 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13-15 CHASE CROSS ROAD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, RM5 3PJ

    ODS code F82630

    3.1 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.1 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A-6 LYNWOOD DRIVE, ROMFORD, RM5 3QL

    ODS code F82030

    3.1 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

    1 SALISBURY ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8BG

    ODS code F86637

    3.2 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    3.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

    40 CAMERON ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8LF

    ODS code Y00090

    3.2 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

    NEWBURY PARK HEALTH CTRE, 40 PERRYMANS FARM ROAD, NEWBURY PARK, ILFORD, IG2 7LE

    ODS code F86060

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 56 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • East Road (RM6)

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Padnall Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Somerville Road / Eastern Ave

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Somerville Road / Eastern Ave

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Marks Gate Community Centre

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,432 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

126 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 17 secondary schools. Rose Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 539 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 297.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,427 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.