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RM8 3DG

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Dagenham
Ward
Valence
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Constituency
Dagenham and Rainham
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 1BX 51 m
RM8 3DF 61 m
RM8 3JH 80 m
RM8 1DD 84 m
RM8 1RL 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3DG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.561202
Longitude
0.133052
British National Grid easting
547,954
British National Grid northing
186,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Electoral ward
Valence · E05014069
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Dagenham and Rainham · E14001189
Output area
E00000499
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023E · E01000099
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 023 · E02006799

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Sparks Close, Dagenham, RM8 3DG 14 May 2026 £258,000
28, Sparks Close, Dagenham, RM8 3DG 29 July 2022 £263,000
16, Sparks Close, Dagenham, RM8 3DG 1 July 2022 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
143
Primary
90
Secondary
20

  1. Valence Primary School

    Community school

    365 m

  2. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    378 m

  3. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,725
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,407
  • Anti social behaviour 817
  • Vehicle crime 638
  • Shoplifting 587
  • Other theft 392

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.8
RM8 3 residents
13,411

Age bands in RM8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25%

3,353 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,655 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

3,868 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

3,283 residents

Age 65 and over
9.4%

1,268 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
23.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
23.5%
Gigabit-capable
23.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

68

within 5 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    51 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    592 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    594 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    918 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.3 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.4 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.5 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.5 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.5 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.6 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    1.8 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.8 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    1.8 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.9 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.0 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

    OXLOW LANE HEALTH CENTRE, 281 OXLOW LANE, DAGENHAM, RM10 7YU

    ODS code Y01795

    2.1 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.5 km

  • SEVEN KINGS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86637

    2.5 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    2.5 km

  • OAK TREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    273-275 GREEN LANE, ILFORD, IG3 9TJ

    ODS code F86025

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Valence Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Valence Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Green Lane Becontree

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,925 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £258,000 from 3 recorded sales in RM8 3DG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Barking and Dagenham is £371,030 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

143 open schools are in scope, including 90 primary and 20 secondary schools. Valence Primary School is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,725 published events cover 12 months, averaging 560.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,407 events.

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