RM8 1BT

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dagenham
Ward
Valence
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1DJ 51 m
RM8 3PJ 66 m
RM8 3PL 89 m
RM8 1PJ 90 m
RM8 1PH 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.560980
Longitude
0.141280
British National Grid easting
548,525
British National Grid northing
186,850

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Valence · E05014069
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Dagenham and Rainham · E14001189
Output area
E00000497
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004B · E01000100
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004 · E02000005

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1046, Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BT 20 May 2026 £435,000
1032, Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BT 25 February 2025 £450,000
1018, Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BT 31 August 2023 £382,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
135
Primary
88
Secondary
18
  1. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    246 m
  2. Five Elms Primary School

    Community school

    714 m
  3. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

    Voluntary aided school

    723 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,639
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,161
  • Anti social behaviour 765
  • Vehicle crime 565
  • Other theft 349
  • Criminal damage and arson 334

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
115

53 female, 62 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.9
RM8 1 residents
15,276

Age bands in RM8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26%

3,938 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,890 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.2%

5,025 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

3,157 residents

Age 65 and over
7.3%

1,108 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM8 1 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

64

within 5 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    179 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    521 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    691 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.1 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.2 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.4 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.4 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.6 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.6 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.8 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.9 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    2.2 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.2 km

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.2 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.3 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.4 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.4 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82039

    2.4 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82031

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 64 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

  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.0 miles
  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.0 miles
  • Whalebone Lane South

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Whalebone Lane South

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 004B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,927 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
17
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

Property market

The five-year median is £408,500 from 4 recorded sales in RM8 1BT. 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

135 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 18 secondary schools. Grafton Primary School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,639 published events cover 12 months, averaging 469.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,161 events.

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