RM8 3ED

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM8 3EA 49 m
RM8 3DL 82 m
RM8 3EJ 88 m
RM8 3EH 103 m
RM8 3EB 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.557120
Longitude
0.144373
British National Grid easting
548,752
British National Grid northing
186,427

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
E00000303
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004A · E01000063
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004 · E02000005

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
57, Nicholas Road, Dagenham, RM8 3ED 28 November 2025 £327,000
23, Nicholas Road, Dagenham, RM8 3ED 19 July 2023 £385,000
26, Nicholas Road, Dagenham, RM8 3ED 9 August 2022 £445,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
136
Primary
89
Secondary
19
  1. Five Elms Primary School

    Community school

    236 m
  2. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    320 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,097
  • Anti social behaviour 696
  • Vehicle crime 551
  • Other theft 339
  • Public order 294

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
112

59 female, 53 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM8 3 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

61

within 5 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    338 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    618 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    869 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.0 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.1 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.2 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.4 km

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    1.7 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.9 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.9 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    1.9 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    2.0 km

  • DR M GOYAL'S PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH ELM LANE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9RR

    ODS code F82005

    2.1 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.1 km

  • EASTBROOK SURGERY

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82039

    2.2 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    RUSH GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 261 DAGENHAM ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 0XR

    ODS code F82031

    2.2 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.2 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.2 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    2.3 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 61 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

  • Heathway Becontree

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Five Elms School

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Oglethorpe Road

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Morris Road

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Winmill Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 004A, 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

10,883 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
16
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

Property market

The five-year median is £386,250 from 4 recorded sales in RM8 3ED. 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

136 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 19 secondary schools. Five Elms Primary School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 439.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,097 events.

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