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RM6 postcode area · Redbridge

The RM6 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge. Area Scores range from 21 to 51 across them. Every full RM6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the RM6 district, Chadwell Heath North West is the strongest performer at 51 out of 100 (#3,357 of 6,856 nationally); Marks Gate is the weakest at 21. 5 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £290,000 in Chadwell Heath South West to £520,000 in Aldborough Hatch — a 1.8× gap within the RM6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,160a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the RM6 district

£443,550median home sold over the past year · +10.9% over 5 years · +4.4% over the year · 238 sales
Detached£515,000
Semi-detached£465,000
Terraced£465,000
Flat£248,000
Redbridge£510,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chadwell Heath North WestRedbridge 3,35751 £470,000
Aldborough HatchRedbridge 3,55648 £520,000
Rush GreenHavering 3,96742 £400,000
Chadwell Heath EastBarking and Dagenham 4,63232 £434,500
Goodmayes SouthRedbridge 4,81730 £486,000
Goodmayes NorthRedbridge 4,81730 £471,000
Chadwell Heath South WestRedbridge 4,92728 £290,000
Marks GateBarking and Dagenham 5,38621 £410,000

People living in RM6 Census 2021

Residents80,842
Median age (est.)34
Density4,046per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above37%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 15%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 15%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 35%Asian: 42%Black: 13%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 35%Asian 42%Black 13%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Muslim 30% · No religion 13%

Born outside the UK: 43%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in RM6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RM6 district.

Chadwell Heath Goodmayes

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RM6.

RM8 IG3 RM50 RM5 RM7 IG6 IG2 RM10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.