RM10 8SL Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Village. 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 (51% of about 1,040 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
- Royal British Legion (also known as Jervis Court): up to 64 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Royal British Legion, not permissioned (210 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street, not permissioned (380 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Mall: up to 860 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Rear Of 5 - 7, Reede Road, permissioned (460 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Station: up to 178 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Ibscott Close Estate, Dagenham Village: up to 831 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 | 1.8 km |
| Chadwell Heath 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dagenham Heathway Underground Station | 490 m |
| Dagenham East Underground Station | 850 m | |
| Becontree Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Rectory Road Dagenham | 140 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Roberts Place | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr M Goyal's Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathway Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 350 m |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Church Elm Laundrette Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dagenham Old Park 21 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pondfield Recreation Ground 2.6 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,130 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Tom Thumb Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Bardag Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 3.3 km south |
| Hornchurch Shoot | Wetland | 3.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 26% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.