RM9 4DP Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eastbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Rosedale Road, London: 32 addresses
- Campsey Road, 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 (95% of about 610 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
- Land to the Rear of 296 Lodge Avenue: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Woodward Road Garages, Dagenham: up to 56 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Woodward Road Garages, Dagenham, not permissioned (700 m)
- Castle Green: up to 7,000 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Garages, Gale Street, Dagenham: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- 497-515 Gale Street, Dagenham: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Wivenhoe Road, Barking, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 6 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 | Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Becontree Underground Station | 840 m |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Canonsleigh Road Upney | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Station Parade Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest John Smith Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Maplestead Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 880 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Berat Food Centre Cashzone | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Castle Green 10 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mayesbrook Park 44 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Gale Street Allotments 2.5 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 54 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Reach | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-west |
| Long Mark | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-west |
| Barking Creek | Tidal water | 2.2 km south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| False Point | Wetland | 2.7 km south |
| Manorway Green | Wood | 3.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
None of the postcode's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 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) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Rosedale Road.