Is RM9 5JT a good place to live?
Barking and Dagenham (RM9 5JT), London, England
View RM9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
RM9 5JT has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (14 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
RM9 5JT is a UK postcode in RM9 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dagenham Heathway, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around RM9 5JT include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 98% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in RM9 5JT. It ranks 435 of 575 for safety within RM9.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 78/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
RM9 5JT is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in RM9 5JT.
The most common categories are Violent crime (67%), Other theft (11%), Criminal damage arson (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within RM9, this postcode ranks 435 of 575 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- RM9 district average
- 307 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near RM9 5JT
93 schools near RM9 5JT, including 14 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (6 Outstanding, 59 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
RM9 5JT is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.7 miles away.
Parsloes Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Morrisons0.8 mi
- Aguona Express0.9 mi
- Premier Shop0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Parsloes Park0.4 mi
- Valence Park0.6 mi
- Goresbrook Park0.8 mi
- Goresbrook Park0.9 mi
- Goresbrook Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Dagenham Heathway is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from RM9 5JT - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Becontree (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Dagenham Heathway0.6 mi
- Becontree0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 98%, ultrafast 98%, 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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