CheckNear.me

RM8 1HE

Whalebone · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Whalebone
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Dagenham and Rainham
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1DG 67 m
RM8 1QT 71 m
RM8 1DT 72 m
RM8 1QX 75 m
RM8 1QS 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.562932
Longitude
0.136826
British National Grid easting
548,210
British National Grid northing
187,058

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
E00185838
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
141
Primary
89
Secondary
19

  1. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    529 m

  2. Valence Primary School

    Community school

    644 m

  3. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,312
  • Anti social behaviour 774
  • Vehicle crime 609
  • Other theft 349
  • Criminal damage and arson 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

69

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    279 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    495 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    880 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.0 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.2 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

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.4 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.6 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.8 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.9 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.9 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.0 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    2.0 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.2 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.3 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.4 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.6 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.6 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82039

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 69 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Valence Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

141 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 19 secondary schools. Grafton Primary School is the nearest published school at 529 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 505.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,312 events.

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