RM9 5AW

Goresbrook · Barking and Dagenham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
Postcode district
RM9
Postcode sector
RM9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM10 8PE 43 m
RM9 5AN 71 m
RM10 8QS 75 m
RM10 8QZ 85 m
RM10 8RE 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM9 5AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM9
Postcode sector
RM9 5
Latitude
51.541212
Longitude
0.147750
British National Grid easting
549,038
British National Grid northing
184,665

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Barking and Dagenham · E09000002
Parish or community
E43000192
Westminster constituency
Dagenham and Rainham · E14001189
Output area
E00000440
Lower layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 013D · E01000084
Middle layer super output area
Barking and Dagenham 013 · E02000014

Postcode source versions

Explore RM9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
84
Secondary
17
  1. Parsloes Primary School

    Community school

    359 m
  2. Village Infants' School

    Community school

    437 m
  3. William Ford CofE Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    437 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6,578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,414
  • Anti social behaviour 713
  • Vehicle crime 670
  • Other theft 425
  • Public order 384

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
RM9 5 residents
13,431

Age bands in RM9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23%

3,118 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,693 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

4,052 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,348 residents

Age 65 and over
9.8%

1,320 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM9 5 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.

GP practices

58

within 5 km

  • HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

    92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6HT

    ODS code F82015

    352 m

  • DR M GOYAL'S PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F82005

    580 m

  • HALBUTT STREET SURGERY

    2 HALBUTT STREET, DAGENHAM, RM9 5AS

    ODS code F82001

    650 m

  • HEATHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82634

    736 m

  • PRIME PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code Y01719

    736 m

  • DR DP SHAH'S PRACTICE

    199 REEDE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM10 8EJ

    ODS code F82679

    959 m

  • DR KM ALKAISY PRACTICE

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82678

    1.1 km

  • ST ALBANS SURGERY

    URSWICK ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 6EA

    ODS code F82017

    1.1 km

  • THE OVAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y01795

    1.3 km

  • FIRST AVENUE SURGERY

    2 FIRST AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM10 9AT

    ODS code F82003

    1.5 km

  • DR BK JAISWAL'S PRACTICE

    WOODWARD ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM9 4SR

    ODS code F82025

    1.6 km

  • DR SZ HAIDER'S PRACTICE

    561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH

    ODS code F82038

    1.8 km

  • OMNES HEALTHCARE LTD

    234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ

    ODS code Y02575

    1.8 km

  • BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE

    641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP

    ODS code F82677

    2.1 km

  • GABLES SURGERY

    50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD

    ODS code F82642

    2.1 km

  • LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE

    ALTHORNE WAY, DAGENHAM, RM10 7DF

    ODS code F82051

    2.2 km

  • GREEN LANE SURGERY

    872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX

    ODS code F82661

    2.4 km

  • BEAM PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAM PARK HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HALEWOOD WAY, RAINHAM, RM13 8QZ

    ODS code Y08371

    2.4 km

  • JOHN SMITH MEDICAL CENTRE

    145-207 BEVAN AVENUE, BARKING, IG11 9LL

    ODS code F82040

    2.5 km

  • DR A ARIF

    620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ

    ODS code F86040

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 58 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

  • Dagenham Heathway

    BCT · Dagenham

    0.0 miles
  • Dagenham Heathway Underground Station

    MET · Dagenham

    0.0 miles
  • Dagenham Heathway

    TMU · Dagenham

    0.0 miles
  • Dagenham Heathway Underground Station

    PLT · Dagenham

    0.1 miles
  • Dagenham Heathway Underground Station

    PLT · Dagenham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barking and Dagenham 013D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,644 of 33,755

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

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
5
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

126 open schools are in scope, including 84 primary and 17 secondary schools. Parsloes Primary School is the nearest published school at 359 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 548.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,414 events.

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