RM8 postcode area guide — Barking and Dagenham

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Broadband & internet speeds in RM8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the RM8 postcode district (Barking and Dagenham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 591 postcodes Ofcom measures in RM8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.3%.

Around 0% of premises in RM8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in RM8

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Mobile signal around Barking and Dagenham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Barking And Dagenham district (85,536 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in RM8

Police recorded 611 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RM8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in RM8

Based on 265 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RM8 is £385,000, up 4.9% on the previous year (£367,000).

Latest recorded sales in RM8

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Barking and Dagenham demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Barking and Dagenham district (218,869 residents, 73,902 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around RM8

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in RM8

228 rated food businesses operate in RM8. 112 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 5 Elms Cafe, 7 TILL 11, Abbey Kebab & Pizza, Abu Discount Store, Adom Trading Ltd T/A Amazing Grace.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in RM8

From a sample of 290 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 RM8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Barking and Dagenham

Landlines around RM8 typically use:

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What's it like living in RM8?

Postcodes in RM8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.