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RM8 2SN

Becontree · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 2SP 34 m
RM8 2GS 35 m
RM8 2SD 48 m
RM8 2RD 65 m
RM8 2SJ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 2SN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 2
Latitude
51.555460
Longitude
0.123349
British National Grid easting
547,300
British National Grid northing
186,200

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
141
Primary
88
Secondary
18

  1. Becontree Primary School

    Community school

    439 m

  2. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    493 m

  3. The St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,186
  • Anti social behaviour 750
  • Vehicle crime 610
  • Shoplifting 369
  • Other theft 349

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

68

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    577 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    622 m

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    715 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    972 m

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.1 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.1 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    1.1 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    1.3 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.6 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.8 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.9 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.0 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    2.0 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    2.0 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.0 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

    2.2 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    2.2 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.2 km

  • THE DOCTORS HOUSE

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

    ODS code Y00090

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • School Way

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Lindisfarne Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • School Way

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Lindisfarne Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Waldegrave Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

141 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 18 secondary schools. Becontree Primary School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 493.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,186 events.

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