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RM9 postcode area · Barking and Dagenham

The RM9 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barking and Dagenham, Havering. Area Scores range from 15 to 32 across them. Every full RM9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the RM9 district, Hornchurch Marshes is the strongest performer at 32 out of 100 (#4,639 of 6,856 nationally); Central Park & Frizlands Lane is the weakest at 15. All 11 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £335,000 in Thames View to £410,000 in Hornchurch Marshes. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barking and Dagenham and Havering — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,281a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied45%

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 RM9 district

£380,000median home sold over the past year · +22.6% over 5 years · +5.6% over the year · 230 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£442,500
Terraced£385,000
Flat£217,500
Barking and Dagenham£380,000
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
Hornchurch MarshesHavering 4,63932 £410,000
Becontree HeathBarking and Dagenham 4,74931 £410,000
Becontree SouthBarking and Dagenham 5,15325 £385,000
Dagenham NorthBarking and Dagenham 5,20124 £366,000
Rylands Estate & Dagenham DockBarking and Dagenham 5,33822 £370,000
Becontree EastBarking and Dagenham 5,41421 £372,500
Dagenham CentralBarking and Dagenham 5,44820 £375,000
Goresbrook & Scrattons FarmBarking and Dagenham 5,48920 £395,000
Mayesbrook Park & RipplesideBarking and Dagenham 5,61218 £368,000
Thames ViewBarking and Dagenham 5,69517 £335,000
Central Park & Frizlands LaneBarking and Dagenham 5,81815 £380,000

People living in RM9 Census 2021

Residents109,877
Median age (est.)33
Density5,046per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above31%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 34%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 21%Other: 17%
One person 23%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 21%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 18%Black: 22%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 52%Asian 18%Black 22%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 23% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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 RM9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RM9 district.

Becontree Dagenham Hornchurch

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RM9.

RM10 RM8 IG11 IG3 RM50 RM6 RM13 RM12

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.