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Barking and Dagenham Area Guide

RM8 1AT · Barking and Dagenham · London

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WEATHER

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Forecast for RM8 1AT.

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OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+4.3%Barking and Dagenham · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationChecking nearby rail…This information is updating◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,325Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Barking and Dagenham

RM8 1AT is in the Barking and Dagenham local authority area. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median of available sale sample£379,000RM8 postcode district

Latest record: 29 Jul 2026

8 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£371,030Barking and Dagenham

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+4.3%Barking and Dagenham

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £379,000 Use area average: £371,030
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Barking and Dagenham.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. All Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeSecondary · Ages 11–180.4 mi
  2. Furze Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–70.4 mi
  3. Robert Clack SchoolAll-through · Ages 3–180.5 mi
  4. Warren Junior SchoolPrimary · Ages 7–110.6 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,325 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding RM8 1AT—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 23.3%16–64 · 64.8%65+ · 12.0%
What area does this cover?

Barking and Dagenham 002D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime407

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 177Anti-social behaviour · 79Other theft · 33
Employment8.2%

Unemployment estimate for Barking and Dagenham · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Dagenham and Rainham.

Local councilBarking and DagenhamLocal authority for RM8 1AT
Latest general election · 2024Labour42.6% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour42.6% of votes50.8% turnout
2019Labour44.7% of votes59.7% turnout
2017Labour50.1% of votes64.9% turnout
2015Labour41.4% of votes62.3% turnout
2010Labour40.3% of votes63.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

How to get here on the Tube
Nearest motorway / major roadM114.7 miles
Nearest train stationChecking nearby rail…This information is updating
Clean air & driving chargesUltra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)Inside the ULEZ

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of RM8 1AT, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. SHELL RIPPLE ROAD2.8 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p24 SepDiesel193.9p25 Sep
  2. BARKING ESSO EXPRESS2.8 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p28 SepDiesel192.9p25 Sep
  3. BARKING SUPERSTORE - PETROL FILLING STATION3.8 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p29 SepDiesel188.9p28 Sep
  4. BECKTON EXTRA GALLIONS REACH - PETROL FILLING STATION4.5 mi Unleaded (E10)169.9p29 SepDiesel188.9p28 Sep

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EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

London City Airport

About 5.7 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP/YOI Isis5.2 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Eastbrookend1.1 mi
  2. Beam Valley1.8 mi
  3. Swanscombe Skull Site10.6 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Thames Path6.7 mi
  2. North Downs Way17.4 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around RM8 1AT.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around RM8 1AT
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 29 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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