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RM8 2GR

Mayesbrook · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 2YS 65 m
RM8 2NG 94 m
RM8 2YP 101 m
RM8 2NB 107 m
RM8 2NH 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 2GR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2
Latitude
51.548259
Longitude
0.115758
British National Grid easting
546,797
British National Grid northing
185,384

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Mayesbrook · E05014065
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Barking · E14001073
Output area
E00000368
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 012B · E01000073
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 012 · E02000013

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
147
Primary
93
Secondary
17

  1. Dorothy Barley Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    106 m

  2. Dorothy Barley Infants' School

    Community school

    152 m

  3. Roding Primary School

    Community school

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,000
  • Anti social behaviour 590
  • Vehicle crime 551
  • Other theft 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 288

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.

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

72

within 5 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    321 m

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    350 m

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    577 m

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    1.1 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.2 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.2 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

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.5 km

  • HIGHGROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F82680

    1.6 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.7 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    1.7 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    1.7 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.9 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    1.9 km

  • DR AA ANSARI'S PRACTICE

    364-370 RIPPLE ROAD, BARKING, IG11 9RS

    ODS code F82650

    2.1 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.1 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.1 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    2.1 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 72 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ilchester Road

    BCT · Upney

    0.1 miles

  • Ilchester Road

    BCT · Upney

    0.1 miles

  • Ivinghoe Road

    BCT · Upney

    0.1 miles

  • Ivinghoe Road

    BCT · Upney

    0.2 miles

  • Lindsey Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 012B, 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

8,025 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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 93 primary and 17 secondary schools. Dorothy Barley Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 106 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 429 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,000 events.

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