Postcode RM8 1XY (Barking and Dagenham)

No map is available for this postcode.

The postcode RM8 1XY is located in Barking and Dagenham, in the county of Outer London. It was introduced in May 1994 and is an active postcode. RM8 1XY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RM8 1XY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RM8 1XY as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Asian terraces and flats.

The closest road name to RM8 1XY is Langdale Close which is centered 47 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Green Side and is 113 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.56 km away at Becontree Underground Station The closest railway station is Chadwell Heath Rail Station, 699 m away.

The closest primary school to RM8 1XY (for ages 11 and under) is Henry Green Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 1, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Mayfield School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 1, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of RM8 1XY is The Three Travellers and is 1.86 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 16, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Uncle Johns Kebab & Pizza House and is 2.08 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on May 1, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 130.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 93.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RM8 1XY is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Barking and Dagenham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

Quicklinks

Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to RM8 1XY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RM8 1XY, and the approximate distance away.

Langdale Close 47 m
Peacock Close 95 m
Greenside 104 m
Fossway 152 m
Mayfield Road 155 m
Diamond Close 171 m
Pedley Road 174 m
Burnside 182 m
Fiennes Close 192 m
Greenway 202 m
Donne Road 215 m
Jade Close 223 m
Chadway 237 m
Crystal Way 298 m
Chitty's Lane 305 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RM8 1XY

Introduction May 1994
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RM8 1XY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mayfield School Good
(November 1, 2018)
172 m
Henry Green Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
341 m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Good
(November 10, 2016)
373 m
Al-Noor Primary School Good
(November 7, 2019)
500 m
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School 500 m
Goodmayes Primary School Good
(March 22, 2018)
562 m
Chadwell Primary School Good
(November 28, 2019)
630 m
Valence Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
837 m
Becontree Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
902 m
Barley Lane Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
965 m
Chadwell Heath Academy 1.02 km
Eastcourt Independent School Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.07 km
Grafton Primary School Outstanding
(May 1, 2019)
1.24 km
Mayespark Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
1.26 km
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School 1.4 km
Newbridge School Outstanding
(November 7, 2019)
1.41 km
Farnham Green Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.44 km
Southwood Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.5 km
Furze Infant School Good
(January 23, 2019)
1.52 km
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2015)
1.54 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RM8 1XY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Honey's Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 22, 2018
1.7 km
News & Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
1.7 km
Pizza Town Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
January 31, 2022
1.7 km
Shell Dagenham Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 22, 2019
1.78 km
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 19, 2022
1.79 km
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 19, 2022
1.8 km
The Three Travellers Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 16, 2021
1.86 km
Kidzland Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2022
1.93 km
Trinity School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 23, 2021
2.07 km
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 4, 2019
2.08 km
JPL Exotics Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 2, 2017
2.08 km
Uncle Johns Kebab & Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 1, 2021
2.08 km
Barking Abbey Comprehensive Upper School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
2.11 km
OUTDOOR Caterers Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 8, 2019
2.17 km
Kuruma Sushi Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
2.24 km
Chestnut Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
2.24 km
Community Food Club: Food For Thought Retailers - other 4
Good
February 28, 2019
2.24 km
William Bellamy Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 2, 2022
2.24 km
Cristina's Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 25, 2022
2.26 km
DAGENHAM FIRE STATION Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
2.36 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RM8 1XY - Data from Apr 2022

Green Side Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Burnside Road Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Greenway Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Tulasi Medical Centre Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Mayfield Road Becontree Bus Stop/Station 271 m
Becontree Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.56 km
Becontree Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.56 km
Becontree Underground Station Metro/Tram 2.56 km
Chadwell Heath Rail Station Rail 699 m
Goodmayes Rail Station Rail 936 m
Seven Kings Rail Station Rail 1.81 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 5.15 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 5.24 km
Barking Riverside Pier Ferry 5.25 km
London Stansted Airport Air 37.53 km
London Southend Airport Air 40.27 km
London Luton Airport Air 49.3 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RM8 1XY - Data from Dec 2021

Chadwell Millenium Green Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.22 km
The Lake Inland Water 3.37 km
Wheelers Lake Inland Water 3.66 km
The Lake Inland Water 3.82 km
Tom Thumb Lake Inland Water 3.84 km
White Hart Lakes Inland Water 3.85 km
Eastbrook Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.86 km
Fairlop Plain Urban Greenspace 3.9 km
Fairlop Waters Inland Water 3.92 km
Bardag Lake Inland Water 4.06 km
Curzon Lake Inland Water 4.28 km
The Slack Inland Water 4.38 km
Black Poplar Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.61 km
Cuckold's Haven Wetland 4.94 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RM8 1XY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.4 Mbps 130.9 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.7 1.3
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.2 2.6
30-300 Mbps 6.5% 93.9 16.8
300+ Mbps 93.5% 523.7 38.7

Gas Consumption

61 meters consuming 653,854 kWh - mean 10,719 kWh : median 10,916 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

60 meters consuming 180,652 kWh - mean 3,011 kWh : median 2,747 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RM8 1XY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Outer London
Latitude 51.56323900
Longitude 0.12325200
OS Easting 547270
OS Northing 0187065
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6215
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Barking
Electoral Ward Becontree
Local Authority District Barking and Dagenham
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London East

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000002
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Barking and Dagenham
Cancer Alliance North East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
East London Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS North East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Asian terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Barking and Dagenham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33036871
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Barking and Dagenham 023
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Barking and Dagenham 023F
Output Area / Small Area 4B1