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RM8 3PU

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 3DB 41 m
RM8 3DH 55 m
RM8 3DD 91 m
RM8 3EU 105 m
RM8 3ET 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM8 3PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM8
Postcode sector
RM8 3
Latitude
51.556943
Longitude
0.140730
British National Grid easting
548,500
British National Grid northing
186,400

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
E00000506
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004B · E01000100
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 004 · E02000005

Postcode source versions

Explore RM8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
133
Primary
86
Secondary
19

  1. Grafton Primary School

    Community school

    207 m

  2. Five Elms Primary School

    Community school

    383 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    555 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,526
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,167
  • Anti social behaviour 744
  • Vehicle crime 579
  • Other theft 358
  • Criminal damage and arson 308

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

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    272 m

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    683 m

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    816 m

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    838 m

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    1.2 km

  • TULASI MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU

    ODS code F82660

    1.2 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.4 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.8 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    1.9 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

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    1.9 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    1.9 km

  • GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    595 GREEN LANE, GOODMAYES, ILFORD, IG3 9RN

    ODS code F86034

    2.0 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.0 km

  • DR M GOYAL'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82005

    2.1 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86028

    2.1 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    2.3 km

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    2.3 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 64 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Winmill Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Five Elms School

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Boxoll Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.2 miles

  • Heathway Becontree

    BCT · Beacontree Heath

    0.3 miles

  • Winifred Road

    BCT · Becontree

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

9,927 of 33,755

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

133 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 19 secondary schools. Grafton Primary School is the nearest published school at 207 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,526 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,167 events.

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