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RM6 5BL

Chadwell Heath · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Romford
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 5RU 98 m
RM6 5BJ 105 m
RM6 5JJ 105 m
RM6 5BP 106 m
RM6 5ES 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM6 5BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 5
Latitude
51.582623
Longitude
0.130071
British National Grid easting
547,678
British National Grid northing
189,234

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
E00000140
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 001C · E01000029
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 001 · E02000002

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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87 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Woodrush Way, Romford, RM6 5BL 10 April 2026 £330,000
38, Woodrush Way, Romford, RM6 5BL 31 October 2025 £330,500
6, Woodrush Way, Romford, RM6 5BL 8 October 2025 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
75
Secondary
18

  1. Rose Lane Primary School

    Community school

    541 m

  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    688 m

  3. Grove Primary School

    Community school

    790 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,407
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,364
  • Anti social behaviour 453
  • Vehicle crime 267
  • Shoplifting 222
  • Public order 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
163

79 female, 84 male

Postcode households
58
Residents per household
2.8
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

51

within 5 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    534 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    860 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.1 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.2 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.2 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.2 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    2.4 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.4 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

    2.7 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.9 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    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

    3.1 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    3.1 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    3.1 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    3.1 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    3.2 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 51 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    0.1 miles

  • Somerville Road / Eastern Ave

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • East Road (RM6)

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Padnall Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Marks Gate Community Centre

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.3 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
20
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
21
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £330,000 from 13 recorded sales in RM6 5BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Barking and Dagenham is £371,030 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

124 open schools are in scope, including 75 primary and 18 secondary schools. Rose Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 541 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,407 published events cover 12 months, averaging 283.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,364 events.

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