Marston Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM10 7LJ is primarily male, with 55.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	44.8%	-6.0%	51.0%	-6.2%
Male	49.2%	55.2%	6.0%	49.0%	6.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.3%	40.9%	-1.4%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	42.7%	41.2%	-1.5%	44.2%	-3.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	5.2%	3.1%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	4.5%	8.9%	4.4%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	5.2%	4.8%	-0.4%	6.1%	-1.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.8%	51.5%	0.7%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	30.9%	33.6%	2.7%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	13.7%	11.7%	-2.0%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.8%	18.4%	-7.4%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	10.9%	-8.6%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	14.3%	-1.8%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	8.5%	6.6%	5.3%	3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.9%	11.3%	-2.6%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	13.9%	31.7%	17.8%	33.8%	-2.1%
Other	9%	4.8%	-4.2%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	4.6%	9.2%	4.6%	1.1%	8.1%
Chinese	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	1.4%	5.4%	4.0%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	11.2%	17.3%	6.1%	2.5%	14.8%
Black Caribbean	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	69.7%	55.3%	-14.4%	81.4%	-26.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.4%	62.2%	-16.2%	83.2%	-21.0%
European Union	7.1%	7.2%	0.1%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	7.2%	5.3%	0.8%	6.4%
Africa	6%	10.4%	4.4%	2.7%	7.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	11.4%	5.9%	5.6%	5.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.1%	62.6%	-15.5%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	1.9%	26.7%	24.8%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	2.2%	5.6%	3.4%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	7.4%	2.4%	-5.0%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	2.7%	-7.7%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central Asia	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.8%	37.2%	-12.4%
Christian	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	14.7%	6.5%	8.2%
Sikh	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Marston Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marston Avenue was 137.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.5% higher than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Marston Avenue has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath and the 131st highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 82.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 25.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM10 7LJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Marston Avenue are based on 277 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barking And Dagenham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Marston Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 7LJ

Average Price
£420,854

Semi-Detached
£435,661

Terraced
£420,790

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£392,640

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marston Avenue

Average Price
£396,170

Semi-Detached
£422,762

Terraced
£408,865

Detached
£564,747

Flats/Maisonettes
£211,388

Other
£147,128

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marston AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
126 Marston Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2024-12-06	£453,968
169 Marston Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2024-02-05	£476,705
151 Marston Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-01-12	£387,110
167 Marston Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-11-16	£531,154
153 Marston Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2023-08-08	£431,579

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 7LJ

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Medium flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Marston Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7LJ has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 23 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Marston Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 7LJ has medium surface water flood risk.

17 of 23 properties (73.91%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

RM10 7LJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	89
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	28
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Construction	22
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	15
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Five Elms Primary School Wood Lane , RM9 5TB	3out of 4	338 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Bellamy Infant School Frizlands Lane , RM10 7HX	- not rated	508 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Bellamy Primary School Frizlands Lane , East RM10 7HX	3out of 4	508 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	634 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	- not rated	634 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Ward School Wood Lane , RM8 1JT	- not rated	788 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	4out of 4	788 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,566 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,566 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brook Sixth Form and Academy Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Road South RM10 7FN	- not rated	1,802 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	4,638 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	1,957 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	3,665 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	844 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,234 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	1,566 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,208 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	3,831 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	422 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	528 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	1,106 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SHC School St Elizabeth Hall , Valence Wood Road RM8 2NT	- not rated	1,605 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Havering Motorvations Motor Project 13 Maldon Road , RM7 0JB	- not rated	1,917 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre	Althorne Way	555 yd
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	570 yd
DAGENHAM FIRE STATION	Fire Station, Rainham Road North	680 yd
Spice Hut	227 Oxlow Lane	683 yd
AVN Pizza Limited	14 Whalebone Lane South	736 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	556 yd
Dagenham Rugby Club	Central Park Lodge, Rainham Road North	798 yd
Beacon Tree	Beacon Tree, 945 Green Lane	899 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue	1,024 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Uncle Johns Kebab & Pizza House	27 Stansgate Road	157 yd
Best Bite Chicken	481 Wood Lane	423 yd
JR Juice Bar and Carribean Munch	700 Becontree Avenue	486 yd
Fiddlers Cafe	686 Becontree Avenue	486 yd
Golden Fish	767 Becontree Avenue	525 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	377 yd
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	570 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	660 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	770 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	931 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	420 yd
William Bellamy Primary School FRIZLANDS LANE	grass pitches	452 yd
Dagenham Swimming Pool (Closed) Althorne Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	506 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre ALTHORNE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	544 yd
Robert Clack School (Lower Site) GREEN LANE	grass pitches	722 yd
All Saints Catholic School And Technology College TERLING ROAD	grass pitches	799 yd
Robert Clack School (Upper Site) Gosfield Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	842 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	863 yd
Crowlands Heath Golf Course WOOD LANE	golf	904 yd
Wood Lane Sports Centre (Closed) Wood Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,089 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	159.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RM10 7LJ