RM6 6AY

Chadwell Heath · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Ilford South
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM6 6ND 35 m
RM6 6NH 76 m
RM6 6NB 77 m
RM6 6RT 99 m
RM6 6NR 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM6 6AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM6
Postcode sector
RM6 6
Latitude
51.573235
Longitude
0.138926
British National Grid easting
548,322
British National Grid northing
188,208

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
E00000152
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 002A · E01000031
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 002 · E02000003

Postcode source versions

Explore RM6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
133
Primary
82
Secondary
19
  1. Furze Infant School

    Community school

    212 m
  2. Warren Junior School

    Community school

    426 m
  3. The Warren School

    Academy sponsor led

    436 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,749
  • Anti social behaviour 663
  • Vehicle crime 417
  • Other theft 266
  • Public order 264

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM6 6 residents
10,578

Age bands in RM6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

2,335 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,340 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.4%

3,384 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.5%

2,422 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,285 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.

GP practices

59

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    99 m

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    99 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    970 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.2 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    1.3 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.4 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.6 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.6 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.7 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.1 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.1 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.1 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    2.3 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

    OXLOW LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 281 OXLOW LANE, DAGENHAM, RM10 7YU

    ODS code Y01795

    2.8 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    2.8 km

  • MODERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    195 RUSH GREEN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0PX

    ODS code F82638

    2.8 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82039

    2.9 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82031

    2.9 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.9 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 59 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Farrance Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Whalebone Lane

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Whalebone Grove

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane Chadwell Heath

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chadwell Heath High Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 002A, 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

13,927 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

133 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 19 secondary schools. Furze Infant School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 380.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,749 events.

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