RM8 2AL

Mayesbrook · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Barking
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 2JB 35 m
RM8 2JA 60 m
RM8 2DB 123 m
RM8 2FN 134 m
RM8 2AR 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2
Latitude
51.551150
Longitude
0.113051
British National Grid easting
546,600
British National Grid northing
185,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Barking · E14001073
Output area
E00185721
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 008G · E01034471
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 008 · E02000009

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
147
Primary
92
Secondary
17
  1. Dorothy Barley Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    433 m
  2. Dorothy Barley Infants' School

    Community school

    497 m
  3. Becontree Primary School

    Community school

    700 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,028
  • Anti social behaviour 673
  • Vehicle crime 624
  • Other theft 321
  • Criminal damage and arson 313

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM8 2 residents
21,196

Age bands in RM8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.6%

5,477 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

2,871 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

6,636 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

4,746 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

1,648 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

72

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    163 m

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    693 m

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    926 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.2 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.4 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.4 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    1.4 km

  • FAIRCROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    51 UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LD

    ODS code F82027

    1.5 km

  • BARKING MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    130 UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LT

    ODS code F82018

    1.5 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    1.6 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.6 km

  • HIGHGROVE SURGERY

    BARKING COMMUNITY HOSP, UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LX

    ODS code F82680

    1.7 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    1.8 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.8 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.1 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    2.1 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    2.1 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    2.1 km

  • DR AA ANSARI'S PRACTICE

    364-370 RIPPLE ROAD, BARKING, IG11 9RS

    ODS code F82650

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Becontree Avene Fair Cross

    BCT · Fair Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Lodge Avenue (RM8)

    BCT · Fair Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Longbridge Road /Becontree Ave

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • Longbridge Road /Becontree Ave

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • Ilchester Road

    BCT · Upney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 008G, 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

9,814 of 33,755

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

147 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 17 secondary schools. Dorothy Barley Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 447.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,028 events.

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