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RM8 2RJ

Becontree · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dagenham
Ward
Becontree
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Barking
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 2BD 47 m
RM8 2TU 47 m
RM8 2RN 81 m
RM8 2BB 91 m
RM8 2RL 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 2RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2
Latitude
51.553490
Longitude
0.120906
British National Grid easting
547,137
British National Grid northing
185,976

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
E00000116
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 008B · E01000022
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 008 · E02000009

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, Lindsey Road, Dagenham, RM8 2RJ 12 March 2015 £275,000
39, Lindsey Road, Dagenham, RM8 2RJ 16 February 2015 £220,000
34, Lindsey Road, Dagenham, RM8 2RJ 28 February 2013 £186,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
88
Secondary
16

  1. Becontree Primary School

    Community school

    443 m

  2. The St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    456 m

  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,103
  • Anti social behaviour 689
  • Vehicle crime 608
  • Shoplifting 377
  • Other theft 342

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

18 female, 26 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.4
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM8 2 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

66

within 5 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    449 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    684 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    873 m

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    891 m

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    910 m

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.2 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    1.2 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.5 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.7 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    1.7 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.7 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    1.9 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.9 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.0 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    2.0 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    2.0 km

  • FAIRCROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    51 UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LD

    ODS code F82027

    2.1 km

  • BARKING MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    130 UPNEY LANE, BARKING, IG11 9LT

    ODS code F82018

    2.1 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.2 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 66 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

  • Mayesbrook Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Mayesbrook Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Lindsey Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Longbridge Road Becontree

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Bennetts Castle Lane Fair Cross

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8,043 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
1 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.

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
9
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

140 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 16 secondary schools. Becontree Primary School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 479.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,103 events.

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