Use this guide to understand RM8 1BD in Barking and Dagenham. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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| Postcode | RM8 1BD |
| Postcode without spaces | RM81BD |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | May 2003 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5604900 |
| Longitude | 0.1463060 |
| British National Grid | 548,875 E, 186,805 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00000494 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01000101 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000005 |
| Electoral ward | E05014069 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001189 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the RM8 postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
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641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP
Voluntary aided school
Terling Road, Wood Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JT
Ages 11–18 · 1,345 pupils of 1,520 capacity
26.7% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Grafton Primary School, Grafton Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3EX
Ages 3–11 · 892 pupils of 920 capacity
19.9% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Gosfield Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU
Ages 3–18 · 3,231 pupils of 2,500 capacity
30.4% eligible for free school meals
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872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX
Community school
Bonham Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3AR
Ages 3–11 · 848 pupils of 1,050 capacity
24.7% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Green Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1UR
Ages 3–11 · 460 pupils of 472 capacity
22.8% eligible for free school meals
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561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH
B
10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU
B
10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU
Academy converter
Burnside Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2JN
Ages 3–11 · 216 pupils of 236 capacity
19.0% eligible for free school meals
Foundation school
Pedley Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1XE
Ages 11–18 · 1,790 pupils of 1,940 capacity
41.3% eligible for free school meals
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Barking and Dagenham 004C includes RM8 1BD and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
RM8 1BD is in Barking and Dagenham, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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