RM8 1

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15,278 people · median £400,000 · Barking and Dagenham

↑ Barking and Dagenham (district)

Barking and Dagenham Council · Labour-controlled 38/51 seats · 75% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near RM8 1

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	6	78% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	8	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	2	—
Green spaces & parks	3	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

89%

Superfast

94.3%

Ultrafast

89%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 19 near RM8 1

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
The Three Travellers	Eat & drink	—	0.6 mi
Premier Shop	Shops		1.1 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		1.1 mi
Best-one	Shops		1.2 mi
Central Park	Green space		1.3 mi
Forest of Thanks	Green space		1.3 mi
Lidl	Shops		1.3 mi
The Eastbrook	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Dixy Chicken	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Royal Express	Shops		1.4 mi
Peach Garden	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Eastbrook Cafe & Restaurant	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Gold's Gym	Gyms & leisure		1.5 mi
Honour Gardens	Green space		1.5 mi
Jim Peters Stadium	Gyms & leisure		1.7 mi
Bims Food Emporium	Shops		1.7 mi
Mayfair Convenience Stores	Shops		1.7 mi
Vida & Sons Shop	Shops		1.7 mi
Eden Peri Peri Dagenham	Eat & drink	5/5	1.7 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (5 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity8.8% unemployed

Unemployment rate8.8%

In work (employment rate)58.5%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20267.6%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	1,571	—
New incorporations	274	+11.4% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	158	-14.8%

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

Wholesale & retail
Construction
Real estate
Administrative & support
Professional, scientific & technical

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