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RM8 1TA

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 1NR 46 m
RM8 1NP 69 m
RM8 1BJ 75 m
RM8 1LD 80 m
RM8 1BB 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1TA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.563128
Longitude
0.146791
British National Grid easting
548,900
British National Grid northing
187,100

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
E00000553
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
131
Primary
86
Secondary
17

  1. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

    Voluntary aided school

    317 m

  2. Robert Clack School

    Community school

    501 m

  3. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    643 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,020
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,959
  • Anti social behaviour 670
  • Vehicle crime 515
  • Other theft 310
  • Public order 304

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

    412 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    575 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    925 m

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.3 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.3 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.5 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.6 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.6 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.8 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    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

  • MODERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    195 RUSH GREEN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0PX

    ODS code F82638

    2.2 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    2.2 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.3 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.5 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    2.5 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.5 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 55 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • James Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.0 miles

  • James Avenue

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Whalebone Lane South

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Whalebone Lane South

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Becontree Heath Leisure Centre

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 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

131 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 17 secondary schools. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,020 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,959 events.

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