RM8 2SD Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Becontree. Region: London.
Streets
- Campden Crescent, London: 14 addresses
- Brooking Close, London: 1 address
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 (92% of about 500 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
- Seabrook Road and Shipton Close, Dagenham, RM8 3: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Brocklebank Lodge, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 3BX: up to 76 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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.
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 | 1.4 km |
| Chadwell Heath 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Becontree Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest School Way Becontree | 240 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Seven Kings Park Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 7.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Sz Haider's Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hannigan | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 660 m |
| Hospital | King George Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Asda Dagenham - Beacontree Avenue PFS, Beacontree Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Goodmayes Park 30 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,150 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Linkway Allotment Gardens Between 1,490 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Crescent.