RM8 1NN

Whalebone · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1SR 78 m
RM8 1RY 106 m
RM8 1SP 136 m
RM8 1RS 170 m
RM8 1SW 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2005
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.566926
Longitude
0.133262
British National Grid easting
547,950
British National Grid northing
187,495

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
E00000549
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 002E · E01000112
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 002 · E02000003

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
134
Primary
83
Secondary
19
  1. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    686 m
  2. Furze Infant School

    Community school

    694 m
  3. Chadwell Primary School

    Community school

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,215
  • Anti social behaviour 792
  • Shoplifting 585
  • Vehicle crime 585
  • Other theft 352

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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    627 m

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    893 m

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    893 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    895 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    937 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.0 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.3 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.4 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.4 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.6 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.6 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.0 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.1 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.4 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    2.5 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.5 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

    1 SALISBURY ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8BG

    ODS code F86637

    2.6 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.6 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.6 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

    40 CAMERON ROAD, SEVEN KINGS, ILFORD, IG3 8LF

    ODS code Y00090

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chadwell Heath Station

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chadwell Heath Station

    RSE · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Scottes Lane

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chadwell Heath Station

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Chadwell Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,982 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 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

134 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. Henry Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 523.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,215 events.

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