Is RM8 2DD a good place to live?
Barking and Dagenham (RM8 2DD), London, England
View RM8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
RM8 2DD has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 93 nearby (16 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.9 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
RM8 2DD is a UK postcode in RM8 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Goodmayes, 0.9 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around RM8 2DD include 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 22 incidents were reported in RM8 2DD. It ranks 553 of 593 for safety within RM8.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 78/100 — Good
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
RM8 2DD is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 22 incidents were reported in RM8 2DD.
The most common categories are Violent crime (32%), Drugs (14%), Criminal damage arson (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within RM8, this postcode ranks 553 of 593 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- RM8 district average
- 266 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near RM8 2DD
93 schools near RM8 2DD, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 55 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
RM8 2DD has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.1 miles away.
Goodmayes Park is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.1 mi
- Premier Shop0.3 mi
- ALDI0.9 mi
- Tesco Extra1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Goodmayes Park0.6 mi
- Mayesbrook Park0.6 mi
- South Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Goodmayes is the closest station, about 0.9 miles from RM8 2DD - a short drive or cycle.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Goodmayes0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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