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RM8 3HT

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3HU 100 m
RM8 3AR 134 m
RM8 3HX 136 m
RM8 3AX 152 m
RM8 3JA 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.558312
Longitude
0.134201
British National Grid easting
548,043
British National Grid northing
186,539

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
E00000502
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 007G · E01000102
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 007 · E02000008

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
140
Primary
88
Secondary
19

  1. Valence Primary School

    Community school

    157 m

  2. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    449 m

  3. Henry Green Primary School

    Community school

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,341
  • Anti social behaviour 798
  • Vehicle crime 623
  • Other theft 376
  • Public order 355

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    333 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    493 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    630 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    735 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.2 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.5 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.5 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.5 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.6 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    1.8 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    1.8 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    1.8 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    1.8 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.0 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    2.2 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    2.2 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    2.2 km

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.3 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    2.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Becontree Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Becontree Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Lindisfarne Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Walnut Tree Road (RM8)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 007G, 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

6,771 of 33,755

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

Schools

140 open schools are in scope, including 88 primary and 19 secondary schools. Valence Primary School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 519.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,341 events.

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