RM8 1FG

Whalebone · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1FH 40 m
RM8 1FF 83 m
RM8 1AX 88 m
RM8 1EQ 92 m
RM8 1FJ 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.564958
Longitude
0.139605
British National Grid easting
548,396
British National Grid northing
187,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Whalebone · E05014071
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Dagenham and Rainham · E14001189
Output area
E00185790
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004F · E01034469
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004 · E02000005

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Fullerton Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 1FG 31 May 2023 £155,750
22, Fullerton Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 1FG 29 November 2022 £248,000
3, Fullerton Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 1FG 25 July 2022 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
87
Secondary
18
  1. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    688 m
  2. Furze Infant School

    Community school

    726 m
  3. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

    Voluntary aided school

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,033
  • Anti social behaviour 713
  • Vehicle crime 518
  • Criminal damage and arson 318
  • Public order 309

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

41 female, 56 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
3.6
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 0.6% 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

65

within 5 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    574 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    630 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    937 m

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    975 m

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    975 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.1 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.4 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.7 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.8 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    2.0 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.1 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.1 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.2 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.3 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.5 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82039

    2.6 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82031

    2.6 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.6 km

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 65 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

  • Stanley Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.3 miles
  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.3 miles
  • Stanley Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

16,421 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
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 £248,000 from 3 recorded sales in RM8 1FG. 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

134 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 18 secondary schools. Grafton Primary School is the nearest published school at 688 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 449.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,033 events.

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