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RM8 1RZ

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 1RY 39 m
RM8 1RS 63 m
RM8 1RT 83 m
RM8 1SP 105 m
RM8 1SR 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.566086
Longitude
0.132501
British National Grid easting
547,900
British National Grid northing
187,400

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
E00185832
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023E · E01000099
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023 · E02006799

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
84
Secondary
20

  1. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    579 m

  2. Chadwell Primary School

    Community school

    773 m

  3. Furze Infant School

    Community school

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,519
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,305
  • Anti social behaviour 817
  • Vehicle crime 605
  • Shoplifting 593
  • Other theft 375

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

66

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    540 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    791 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    956 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    983 m

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.0 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    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

    1.5 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.6 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.0 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.1 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.3 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.4 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    2.4 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.5 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.5 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 66 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Scottes Lane

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chadwell Heath Station

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Chadwell Heath Station

    RSE · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Mayfield Road Chadwell Heath

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 023E, 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

11,925 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

136 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 20 secondary schools. Henry Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,519 published events cover 12 months, averaging 543.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,305 events.

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