Barking Riverside · Barking and Dagenham · Barking constituency · 51.52508, 0.14420

RM9 6FB— Barking Riverside, Barking and Dagenham

Location and area intelligence for RM9 6FB, Barking Riverside, Barking and Dagenham

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 100%Safety 60/100Transport 45/100Yield 4.92%
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Strong, well-rated schools set this area apart

Area score
51
Safety
60
Schools
90
Transport
45
Environment
56
Investment
58

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Location

RM9 6FB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
LowEstablished mixed
Buyer fit: GoodInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-17.9% vs London avg
vs London crime+202.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for RM9 6FB

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How RM9 6FB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

St Peter's Catholic Primary School

Good · Inspected Jun 2023 · 9 min walk

KS2: 105.8

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Secondary

Dagenham Park CofE School

Not yet inspected · 17 min walk

P8: -0.22A8: 42.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 5 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Abbey Wood Nursery School

Not inspected · 60 min walk

2 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

196.4 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+165% vs borough

Crime by type

Other33%
Violence & sexual offences21%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Vehicle crime10%
Burglary5%
Drug offences5%
Robbery5%
Theft4%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

2

Incidents (1yr)

14

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dagenham Fire Station · 3.9km

Crime is +202% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Outer East London

Shared room£561/mo
1 bedroom£1200/mo
2 bedrooms£1400/mo
3 bedrooms£1675/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield862 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,573
Price growth potentialLow

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Dagenham Heathway Underground StationDistrict line
22 min walk
Dagenham Dock→ Fenchurch Street· 4 tph
22 min

Nearby stations

Dagenham DockNational Rail
2 min walk
Dagenham Heathway Underground StationDistrict
23 min walk
Barking RiversideSuffragette
26 min walk
Becontree Underground StationDistrict
26 min walk
Dagenham East Underground StationDistrict
33 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

17

Walkability score

37

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge45 min ↑
Victoria61 min ↑
Waterloo54 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★39 min
City45 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

7

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)12
Nearest car park220m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock9.7 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Dagenham Dock Station Car Park12 spaces· yes
220m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed500 Mbps
Median download450 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G91%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 25.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³
Better than 83% of London
NoiseHIGH
road · Rail Lden: 55 dB
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 15.1 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB0% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
Less green space than 100% of London

Nearest SSSI: Abbey Wood SSSI — 4.3 km

Energy

Solar: 862 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,540 hrs/yr

Sunshine

594 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.7°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield861.9 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

HEDGEMANS MEDICAL CENTRE

92 HEDGEMANS ROAD, RM9 6HT

20 min walk

60%

Recommend GP

60%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

0

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalGrays Court Community Hospital · 1.9 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 5.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

28

Parks (1km)

3

Restaurants (800m)

0

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

1

Sports (1km)

0

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Brewers Fayre (736 m)

Nearest supermarketAldi · 664 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
400 licensed premises in borough134 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.9km

Post office

Nearby shops

Londis792 m
One Stop860 m

Nearby cafes

Munchies602 m
The Chequers Bakery789 m
Vida & Sons Bistro814 m

Nearby restaurants

KFC701 m
5G Burger775 m
Frying Pan797 m
Curry Mahal798 m

Nearby pubs

Brewers Fayre736 m
Me'An O'Brien's821 m

Nearby gyms

PureGym645 m

Nearby pharmacies

Asda597 m
Food hygiene (5-star)72% of 18

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
10
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
5
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
211

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

HM GROUP & INVESTMENT LTD
PRD UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
PRECISION PRINTING CO. LIMITED
PRECISION PROCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
PRECISION PROCO GROUP LTD

+5 more

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

58

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,350London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
4.9% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 21% of London
Gentrification score13/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition211

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+3.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

32

Price growth score

D
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Active regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route12,823m
Crossrail 2 route15,436m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 6,862 nationally

2,250

Est. population

870/km²

63%

Employed

38%

Degree educated

£34,500

Median income

8.2%

Claimant rate

SuburbanLow densityEstablished mixed

44

Community stability

Age profile

37%
24%
21%
Under 1837%
18–3424%
35–4921%
50–6413%
65+6%

Tenure

34%
19%
33%
Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)34%
Private rent19%
Social rent33%
Shared ownership4%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

33%
21%
28%
White British33%
White Other11%
Asian21%
Black28%
Mixed5%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional29%
Routine / semi-routine22%
No car household30%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications21%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent33%
Private rent19%

vs. London

Income vs London-17.9%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Live planning apps (800m)
3
Development activity
low
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
1
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
1
Borough approval rate
60%
Opportunity area
London Riverside
Strategic industrial location
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£80/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£7.5bn
Est. completion
2040

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
0
Largest scheme
325 homes · Merrielands Development Site, Merrielands Development Site, MERRIELANDS CRESCENT, Dagenham
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
13.9%
Ward turnout
81%
Election year
2026
MP
Nesil Caliskan (Labour)
MP majority
11,054
Constituency
Barking

Councillors

Josie ChannerLabour
Cameron GeddesLabour
Marion Lesley HullLabour

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Key facts for RM9 6FB

Full postcodeRM9 6FB
Postcode districtRM9
BoroughLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
WardBarking Riverside
Latitude51.525080
Longitude0.144196
Parliamentary constituencyBarking
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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