Use this guide to understand RM8 3AR 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 3AR |
| Postcode without spaces | RM83AR |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Large user postcode |
| Introduced | January 1980 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5582200 |
| Longitude | 0.1322780 |
| British National Grid | 547,910 E, 186,525 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Output Area (2021) | E00000502 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01000102 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000008 |
| 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.
Community school
Bonham Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3AR
Ages 3–11 · 848 pupils of 1,050 capacity
24.7% eligible for free school meals
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872 GREEN LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 1BX
Community school
Green Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1UR
Ages 3–11 · 460 pupils of 472 capacity
22.8% eligible for free school meals
B
10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU
B
641-645 BECONTREE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3HP
B
561-563 VALENCE AVENUE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3RH
B
10 BENNETTS CASTLE LANE, DAGENHAM, RM8 3XU
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
Academy converter
Burnside Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2JN
Ages 3–11 · 216 pupils of 236 capacity
19.0% eligible for free school meals
Other independent special school
195-211 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2UT
Ages 7–18 of 10 capacity
Community school
Stevens Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2QR
Ages 3–11 · 458 pupils of 484 capacity
30.8% eligible for free school meals
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
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Barking and Dagenham 007G includes RM8 3AR and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
RM8 3AR 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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