RM9 6SA Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beam. 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 C (81% of about 900 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 158 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 158 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 104 addresses are between -2 m and 9 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 86% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Belvedere 696,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Rainham (Essex) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 6.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 41.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beam Park Medical Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Asda Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | I Levitan And Associates | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Belvedere Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | Fords Service Station Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | King George's Field 9,060 m² | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | Gilbert Road Allotments 4,620 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hornchurch Shoot | Wetland | 590 m south-east |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 860 m west |
| Dagenham Breach | Lake or reservoir | 930 m north |
| Old Man's Head | Wetland | 1.4 km south-east |
| Jenningtree Point | Wetland | 1.5 km south-east |
| Manorway Green | Wood | 2.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 3 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 68 | 96 |
36 of the postcode's 104 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 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.