RM8 2JF Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced February 2004. Ward: Becontree. Region: London.
Streets
- Campden Way, London: 8 addresses
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 (98% of about 430 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
- 38-64 Southwold Drive: up to 108 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Seabrook Road and Shipton Close, Dagenham, RM8 3: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (950 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 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 9 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 | Goodmayes 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Chadwell Heath 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Becontree Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Lindsey Road Becontree | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Station Parade Parking | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr A Arif | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Alvin Rose Chemist | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter/day 1 | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Goodmayes Park 30 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayesbrook Park 44 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,620 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 74 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km west |
| Chadwell Millenium Green | Wood | 2.7 km north |
| Long Mark | Tidal water | 3.4 km south-west |
| Long Reach | Tidal water | 3.5 km south-west |
| Barking Creek | Tidal water | 3.6 km south-west |
| False Point | Wetland | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Campden Way.