Use this guide to understand RM8 2HE 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. Census 2021 records 42 residents and 17 households at the exact postcode.
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| Postcode | RM8 2HE |
| Postcode without spaces | RM82HE |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5431400 |
| Longitude | 0.1128240 |
| British National Grid | 546,610 E, 184,809 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00000385 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01000072 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000018 |
| Electoral ward | E05014065 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001073 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
These Census figures are matched directly to the full postcode, rather than inferred from a wider neighbourhood.
| Residents | 42 |
| Households | 17 |
| Female residents | 21 |
| Male residents | 21 |
| Residents per household | 2.5 |
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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.
B
50 MARKYATE ROAD, DAGENHAM, RM8 2LD
Community school
Davington Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2LL
Ages 3–7 · 223 pupils of 360 capacity
18.6% eligible for free school meals
Academy sponsor led
Ivinghoe Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2NB
Ages 7–11 · 294 pupils of 457 capacity
29.9% eligible for free school meals
B
234 PORTERS AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 2EQ
Community school
40 Scholars Way, Dagenham, RM8 2FL
Ages 3–11 · 1,135 pupils of 1,300 capacity
17.2% eligible for free school meals
B
620 LONGBRIDGE ROAD, GOODMAYES, DAGENHAM, RM8 2AJ
Academy converter
Bowes Road, Bowes Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2XJ
Ages 3–11 · 230 pupils of 230 capacity
11.6% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Hewett Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2XS
Ages 3–11 · 892 pupils of 1,218 capacity
24.3% eligible for free school meals
Community school
Stevens Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2QR
Ages 3–11 · 458 pupils of 484 capacity
30.8% eligible for free school meals
B
561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH
Other independent special school
195-211 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2UT
Ages 7–18 of 10 capacity
Academy converter
Burnside Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2JN
Ages 3–11 · 216 pupils of 236 capacity
19.0% eligible for free school meals
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 16 October 2025
86900 - Other human health activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 14 October 2021
87200 - Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Barking and Dagenham 017E includes RM8 2HE and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
RM8 2HE is in Barking and Dagenham, England.
The Census 2021 postcode-level dataset records 42 residents at RM8 2HE. This is an exact postcode count.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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