RM8 3LZ

Valence · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
RM8 3LX 36 m
RM8 3BL 41 m
RM8 3LU 79 m
RM8 3RD 99 m
RM8 3AT 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.554405
Longitude
0.131955
British National Grid easting
547,900
British National Grid northing
186,100

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
E00000391
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 007B · E01000078
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
138
Primary
89
Secondary
16
  1. Southwood Primary School

    Community school

    381 m
  2. Valence Primary School

    Community school

    399 m
  3. The Sydney Russell School

    Academy converter

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,222
  • Anti social behaviour 723
  • Vehicle crime 612
  • Other theft 362
  • Criminal damage and arson 319

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.

GP practices

64

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    170 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    777 m

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    842 m

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    898 m

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.2 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.2 km

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    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

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    1.6 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.8 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    1.8 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.9 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    1.9 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    1.9 km

  • GOODMAYES MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 EASTWOOD ROAD, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 8XB

    ODS code F86087

    2.1 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    2.2 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    2.2 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    2.2 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 64 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lindisfarne Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • Lindisfarne Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.1 miles
  • Martins Corner / Wood Lane

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Martins Corner / Wood Lane

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles
  • Martins Corner /Valence Avenue

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7,165 of 33,755

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

138 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 16 secondary schools. Southwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 470.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,222 events.

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