RM8 2QW

Becontree · 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 2QP 54 m
RM8 2QL 93 m
RM8 2UX 115 m
RM8 2UT 123 m
RM8 2UR 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 2QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2
Latitude
51.557335
Longitude
0.119108
British National Grid easting
547,000
British National Grid northing
186,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Becontree · E05014057
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Barking · E14001073
Output area
E00000104
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023A · E01000019
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
145
Primary
90
Secondary
18
  1. Becontree Primary School

    Community school

    131 m
  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    351 m
  3. Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,257
  • Anti social behaviour 781
  • Vehicle crime 673
  • Shoplifting 598
  • Other theft 400

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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    554 m

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    710 m

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    766 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    935 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.1 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    1.3 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.3 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.4 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.5 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    1.6 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    1.7 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.9 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    1.9 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    2.1 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    2.1 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    2.1 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    2.2 km

  • FAIRCROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    51 UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LD

    ODS code F82027

    2.3 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.3 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • School Way

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • School Way

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • Waldegrave Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Waldegrave Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Mayesbrook Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7,965 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 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

145 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 18 secondary schools. Becontree Primary School is the nearest published school at 131 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 540.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,257 events.

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