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RM8 1UQ

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Valence
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Dagenham and Rainham
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1XZ 35 m
RM8 1XH 47 m
RM8 1UN 50 m
RM8 1UB 72 m
RM8 1XD 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 1UQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 1
Latitude
51.565424
Longitude
0.127838
British National Grid easting
547,579
British National Grid northing
187,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Valence · E05014069
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Dagenham and Rainham · E14001189
Output area
E00000510
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023C · E01000097
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
143
Primary
90
Secondary
19

  1. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    400 m

  2. Mayfield School

    Foundation school

    511 m

  3. Chadwell Primary School

    Community school

    539 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7,051
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,582
  • Anti social behaviour 843
  • Shoplifting 646
  • Vehicle crime 620
  • Other theft 401

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

10 female, 5 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

69

within 5 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    543 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    617 m

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    927 m

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.0 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.1 km

  • 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

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.3 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.3 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.4 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.7 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.8 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.2 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    2.2 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.2 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.3 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.3 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.3 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

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 69 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Scottes Lane

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Kemp Road

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Mayfield Road Chadwell Heath

    BCT · Chadwell Heath

    0.1 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 023C, 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

7,385 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
18
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

143 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 19 secondary schools. Henry Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,051 published events cover 12 months, averaging 587.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,582 events.

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