RM10 9PH Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beam. 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 (79% 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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Royal British Legion (also known as Jervis Court): up to 64 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Royal British Legion, not permissioned (460 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Mall: up to 860 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Dagenham Heathway Station: up to 178 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 58 to 62 Church Street, not permissioned (710 m)
- Rear Of 5 - 7, Reede Road, permissioned (780 m)
- Former Ford Stamping Plant: up to 3,502 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 5 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 | 1.2 km |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dagenham Heathway Underground Station | 610 m |
| Dagenham East Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Becontree Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Arnold Road (RM10) Dagenham | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Dagenham Avenue | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathway Medical Centre | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Heathway Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest I Levitan And Associates | 370 m |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Jay Food And Wine | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Dagenham Old Park 21 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 9,060 m² | 460 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m north-east. 4 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* | 890 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dagenham Breach | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Wheelers Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Tom Thumb Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 2.7 km south |
| Hornchurch Shoot | Wetland | 2.9 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 41 |
1 of the postcode's 41 addresses is 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 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 29% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 46% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.