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RM8 1JN

Whalebone · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1JJ 58 m
RM8 1JL 70 m
RM8 1JH 91 m
RM8 1JP 101 m
RM7 0HD 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1JN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.567568
Longitude
0.149886
British National Grid easting
549,100
British National Grid northing
187,600

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
E00000547
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004E · E01000114
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004 · E02000005

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
84
Secondary
19

  1. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

    Voluntary aided school

    548 m

  2. The Compass School

    Free schools special

    571 m

  3. Robert Clack School

    Community school

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,600
  • Anti social behaviour 593
  • Vehicle crime 438
  • Public order 256
  • Other theft 248

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

55

within 5 km straight-line

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    774 m

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    962 m

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    962 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.1 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.3 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.9 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.9 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.9 km

  • MODERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    195 RUSH GREEN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0PX

    ODS code F82638

    1.9 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82039

    2.0 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82031

    2.0 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.0 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    2.1 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    2.1 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.3 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.6 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.6 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    2.6 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Warley Avenue

    BCT · Rush Green

    0.2 miles

  • Seabrook Gardens

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Stanley Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Stanley Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles

  • James Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9,786 of 33,755

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

132 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 19 secondary schools. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 347.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,600 events.

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