RM10 8TT 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 A (33% of about 980 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): Dagenham Village Upward Extension Article 4, 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
- 58 to 62 Church Street: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street, not permissioned (40 m)
- Royal British Legion (also known as Jervis Court): up to 64 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Royal British Legion, not permissioned (340 m)
- Ibscott Close Estate, Dagenham Village: up to 831 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Mall: up to 860 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- 30-58 Durham Road, Dagenham, 475, 477 and 477A Rainham Road South: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Rear Of 5 - 7, Reede Road, permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 72 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dagenham East Underground Station | 640 m |
| Dagenham Heathway Underground Station | 850 m | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Hollidge Way Dagenham | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Roberts Place | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr M Goyal's Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1-3 Dewey Road (Dental Practice) | 410 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 190 m |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 710 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Beam Valley Country Park 40 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pondfield Recreation Ground 2.6 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,230 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 100 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m east. 6 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* | 190 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Tom Thumb Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Bardag Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Hornchurch Shoot | Wetland | 3.2 km south |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 3.3 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 72 |
7 of the postcode's 72 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 31% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.