RM10 8NL Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alibon. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Barking and Dagenham in 2026-27: Band D £2,199 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,466 | £1,710 | £1,954 | £2,199 | £2,687 | £3,176 | £3,664 | £4,397 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (95% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO Article 4.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear Of 5 - 7, Reede Road, permissioned (190 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Station: up to 178 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Mall: up to 860 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Royal British Legion (also known as Jervis Court): up to 64 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Royal British Legion, not permissioned (740 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Chadwell Heath 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Goodmayes 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dagenham Heathway Underground Station | 390 m |
| Dagenham East Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Becontree Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Halbutt Street Dagenham | 80 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km; nearest Reede Road Car Park | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Halbutt Street Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Waller Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathway Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 910 m |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parsloes Park 59 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,670 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,130 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 73 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Tom Thumb Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Bardag Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 3.6 km south |
| Cross Ness | Wetland | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 30 |
8 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 36% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 41% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.