RM9 4PS Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 2005. Ward: Mayesbrook. Region: London.
Streets
- Berengers Place, London: 38 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 (72% of about 780 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 (300 m)
- Woodward Road Garages, Dagenham: up to 56 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Woodward Road Garages, Dagenham, not permissioned (640 m)
- Garages, Gale Street, Dagenham: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- 497-515 Gale Street, Dagenham: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- 38-64 Southwold Drive: up to 108 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 0 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 81%, gigabit 81% 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 | 2.3 km |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Becontree Underground Station | 730 m |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Porters Avenue Upney | 250 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Station Parade Parking | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Lodge Avenue Shopping Parade | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest John Smith Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Seven Kings Police | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Berat Food Centre Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mayesbrook Park 44 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Parsloes Park 59 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | Gale Street Allotments 2.5 ha | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 113 hectares in all.
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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 43% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 32% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Berengers Place.