RM8 2

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20,717 people · median £380,000 · Barking and Dagenham

↑ Barking and Dagenham (district)

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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 2

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	40	78% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	16	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	4	—
Green spaces & parks	7	filled areas on the map

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

Broadband

Gigabit

97.1%

Superfast

99.8%

Ultrafast

97.1%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 67 near RM8 2

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Lidl	Shops		0.2 mi
Premier Shop	Shops		0.2 mi
Honour Gardens	Green space		0.4 mi
Jim Peters Stadium	Gyms & leisure		0.5 mi
Barking Sporthouse and Gym	Gyms & leisure		0.5 mi
Forest of Thanks	Green space		0.5 mi
Parsloes Park Squatts	Green space		0.6 mi
Mayesbrook Park	Green space		0.6 mi
Tasty Chicken & RIbs	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
Round House Chinese	Eat & drink	4/5	0.7 mi
Bob Food Express	Shops		0.7 mi
The Roundhouse	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
Istanbul Kebab & Cafe	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
Flavour Hut	Eat & drink	3/5	0.7 mi
Co-op Food	Shops		0.7 mi
Newsmaster	Shops		0.7 mi
Ho Lee	Eat & drink	2/5	0.7 mi
Jade Garden	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Angies	Eat & drink	4/5	0.9 mi
Becontree Tandoori	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	Eat & drink	3/5	0.9 mi
Greggs	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
Budgens	Shops		0.9 mi
German Shawarma	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Hong Kong House	Eat & drink	2/5	0.9 mi
Royal Fish Bar	Eat & drink	5/5	0.9 mi
TBF Women Only Gym	Gyms & leisure		0.9 mi
Upney Fish Bar	Eat & drink	—	1.1 mi
Essentials Mini Market	Shops		1.1 mi
Daily Munch Cafe	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Faircross Fish Bar	Eat & drink	4/5	1.2 mi
Pizza Franco	Eat & drink	3/5	1.2 mi
The Royal Oak	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Spar	Shops		1.2 mi
Best-one	Shops		1.2 mi
Lodge Food & Wine	Shops		1.2 mi
Aroma	Eat & drink	2/5	1.2 mi
Aafio Mini Market	Shops		1.2 mi
Savoy Cafe	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Big Fry	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Goresbrook Park	Green space		1.3 mi
Ripple Supermarket	Shops		1.3 mi
Royal Bengal	Eat & drink	3/5	1.4 mi
Goresbrook Park	Green space		1.4 mi
Dixie Chicken	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		1.4 mi
Red Rooster	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Papa John's	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Squires	Eat & drink	—	1.4 mi
Subway	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
The Snack Bar	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Best Fish Bar	Eat & drink	5/5	1.4 mi
Goresbrook Park Play Area	Gyms & leisure		1.4 mi
Deans Peri-Peri	Eat & drink	—	1.4 mi
Goresbrook Park	Green space		1.5 mi
Londis	Shops		1.5 mi
Mama's Peri Peri	Eat & drink	3/5	1.5 mi
Eastern Paradise	Eat & drink	3/5	1.5 mi
Lotus	Shops		1.5 mi
Beks Zone	Eat & drink	4/5	1.5 mi
The Chubby Friar	Eat & drink	5/5	1.5 mi
Blossom Garden	Eat & drink	3/5	1.5 mi
Miorita	Eat & drink	2/5	1.5 mi
The Spot	Eat & drink	4/5	1.5 mi
S'n'K Food Mart	Shops		1.5 mi
Buon Appetito Cafe	Eat & drink	—	1.5 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 (27 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	1,813	—
New incorporations	380	+27.9% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	157	-3.3%

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

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

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