RM7 0TJ Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastbrook & Rush Green. 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 D (78% of about 630 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
- Oldchurch Gardens, Rush Green, Romford, not permissioned (460 m)
- Oldchurch Gardens, Rush Green, Romford, not permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Rom Valley Way (Former Romford Ice Rink), permissioned (700 m)
- Land at Rom Valley Way (Former Romford Ice Rink), permissioned (700 m)
- Land at the junction of Crow Lane and Sandgate Close, permissioned (710 m)
- Land at the junction of Crow Lane and Sandgate Close, permissioned (710 m)
- Romford Gas Works, Crow Lane, Romford, not permissioned (720 m)
- 69 Oldchurch Road, Romford, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 62 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 86%, gigabit 86% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Romford 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Gidea Park 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Emerson Park 303,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Rush Green Road | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Modern Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asvacare LTD | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Queens Hospital | 510 m |
| Police station | Romford Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Romford, Rush Green Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Old Church Park 5.4 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Eastbrookend Country Park 131 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | Crowlands Open Space 5.6 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wolseley Road Allotments 1.0 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 189 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| White Hart Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Curzon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Black Poplar Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Eastbrook Grove | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| The Slack | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Wheelers Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 36 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 62 |
48 of the postcode's 62 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.