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RM8 3LJ

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM9 5SR 49 m
RM8 3LE 112 m
RM9 5LT 130 m
RM8 3NA 142 m
RM8 3LR 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.552630
Longitude
0.134613
British National Grid easting
548,090
British National Grid northing
185,908

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
Barking · E14001073
Output area
E00000396
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 007E · E01000082
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
135
Primary
87
Secondary
16

  1. Southwood Primary School

    Community school

    130 m

  2. The Sydney Russell School

    Academy converter

    452 m

  3. Valence Primary School

    Community school

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,398
  • Anti social behaviour 725
  • Vehicle crime 590
  • Other theft 389
  • Criminal damage and arson 330

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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

64

within 5 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    273 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    875 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    966 m

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.0 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.2 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.2 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.3 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    1.4 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    1.5 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    1.6 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.6 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.6 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    1.7 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    1.7 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.9 km

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.0 km

  • DR M GOYAL'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82005

    2.0 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    2.2 km

  • HEATHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROAD STREET RESOURCE CENTRE, MORLAND ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 9HU

    ODS code F82634

    2.3 km

  • PRIME PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

    BROAD STREET RESOURCE CTR, MORLAND ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 9HU

    ODS code Y01719

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 64 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

  • Beverley Road (RM9)

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Charlecote Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles

  • Martins Corner / Wood Lane

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Cornwallis Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Martins Corner / Wood Lane

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8,446 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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
1
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

135 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 16 secondary schools. Southwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 501.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,398 events.

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