Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8SR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM10 8SR has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% of residents 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	52.5%	48.2%	-4.3%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	47.5%	51.8%	4.3%	49.0%	2.8%

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	39.7%	41%	1.3%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	45.1%	2.2%	44.2%	0.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	8%	8.5%	0.5%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	5.9%	3.4%	-2.5%	6.1%	-2.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	51%	4.0%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	30.6%	30.8%	0.2%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	15.9%	14.2%	-1.7%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	5.5%	2.3%	-3.2%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.2%	0.4%

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	32.1%	25.9%	-6.2%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	7.5%	-9.9%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	17.7%	4.1%	13.4%	4.3%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	13.9%	6.2%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	18.1%	26.9%	8.8%	33.8%	-6.9%
Other	8.7%	5.1%	-3.6%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.6% 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	1%	5.6%	4.6%	1.1%	4.5%
Chinese	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	17.9%	15.6%	-2.3%	2.5%	13.1%
Black Caribbean	3%	2.8%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	1%	3.3%	2.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
White	66.7%	55.6%	-11.1%	81.4%	-25.8%
Arab	1%	1%	0.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% 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	74.6%	61.5%	-13.1%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	6.5%	13.2%	6.7%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	11.4%	9.8%	-1.6%	2.7%	7.1%
Middle East and Asia	4%	10.3%	6.3%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.9%	61.2%	-12.7%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	3.5%	21.3%	17.8%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	2.7%	8.7%	6.0%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	10.9%	5.9%	-5.0%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	9%	2.8%	-6.2%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.1%	76.7%	-10.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	5.4%	0.9%	4.5%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	11.4%	13.5%	-2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	51%	46.2%	4.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	13.7%	6.5%	7.2%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Blackborne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackborne Road was 170.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.7% higher than the Village average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blackborne Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Village and the 93rd highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,200

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in RM10 8SR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Blackborne Road are based on 141 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 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8SR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 8SR

Average Price
£308,434

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£337,621

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,875

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackborne Road

Average Price
£340,575

Semi-Detached
£440,953

Terraced
£359,529

Detached
£374,523

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,004

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackborne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2026-01-30	£338,911
77 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-07-13	£247,225
85 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£189,500	2021-03-25	£198,408
77 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2020-11-26	£226,154
55 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2020-05-12	£349,161

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 8SR

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Low flood risk

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

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8SR has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 11 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 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8SR has low surface water flood risk.

5 of 11 properties (45.45%) 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 8SR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	96
Part-Time Employee	40
Self-Employed	39
Retired	36
Student (economically inactive)	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Construction	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	328 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Ford CofE Junior School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	328 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	591 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Infant Arnold Road , RM9 6NH	- not rated	697 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	697 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	898 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park Community School School Road , RM10 9QH	- not rated	898 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,358 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Brook Sixth Form and Academy Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Road South RM10 7FN	- not rated	1,552 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	- not rated	1,635 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	4,795 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	2,908 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Rainham Sixth Form 217 Wennington Road , RM13 9XA	- not rated	5,088 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	5,285 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,561 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	1,672 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	1,874 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,609 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,602 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	895 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School New Road , RM9 6PH	3out of 4	1,335 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	1,348 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,358 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,424 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Snack Bar	9 Station Parade, Heathway	262 yd
Subway	263 Heathway	316 yd
Tasty Chicken	139 Church Elm Lane	445 yd
Pietros	141 Church Elm Lane	446 yd
Taz Kitchen	93a Broad Street	572 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	239 yd
Dagenham Trades Hall	Dagenham Trades Hall, Charlotte Road	494 yd
Dagenham Conservative & Social Club	8-12 Salisbury Road	642 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Starbucks	Heathway Shopping Centre, Heathway	165 yd
Ho Ho Chinese Takeaway	280 Heathway	239 yd
Red Rooster	266 Heathway	239 yd
London Pizza Depot	6 Reede Road	253 yd
Gullylicious	120 Church Elm Lane	255 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	228 Heathway	239 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	239 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	454 yd
Tesco	Shafter Road	994 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	300 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	317 yd
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	425 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	563 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	655 yd
Pondfield Park Reede Road	grass pitches	763 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	820 yd
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	894 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		894 yd
Dagenham And Redbridge Fc (Chigwell Construction Stadium) VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches	988 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	171.3 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	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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