RM6 5BJ

Chadwell Heath · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Romford
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Ilford South
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM6 5ES 85 m
RM6 5JJ 85 m
RM6 5BL 105 m
RM6 5EX 112 m
RM6 5JH 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM6 5BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 5
Latitude
51.583455
Longitude
0.130774
British National Grid easting
547,724
British National Grid northing
189,328

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Ilford South · E14001301
Output area
E00000140
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

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Padnall Road, Romford, RM6 5BJ 20 November 2020 £290,000
60, Padnall Road, Romford, RM6 5BJ 30 August 2019 £290,000
54, Padnall Road, Romford, RM6 5BJ 12 April 2016 £299,700

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
121
Primary
74
Secondary
18
  1. Rose Lane Primary School

    Community school

    444 m
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    792 m
  3. Little Heath School

    Foundation special school

    848 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,289
  • Anti social behaviour 425
  • Vehicle crime 245
  • Public order 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

24 female, 22 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.3
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

51

within 5 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    456 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    963 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.2 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.3 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.3 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.3 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.4 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    2.5 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    2.5 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.5 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    2.8 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.9 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.0 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    3.0 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.0 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    3.1 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    3.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    3.2 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    3.2 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

    HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE, MANFORD WAY, CHIGWELL, IG7 4DF

    ODS code F86007

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 51 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • 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
  • Marks Gate Community Centre

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • East Road (RM6)

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

121 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 18 secondary schools. Rose Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 256.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,289 events.

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