Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8SS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM10 8SS 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 124.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.5% higher than the Village average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blackborne Road has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Village and the 145th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.5%.

🔎 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 8SS, 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 138 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 8SS

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 8SS

Average Price
£359,139

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£359,139

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackborne Road

Average Price
£349,919

Semi-Detached
£451,563

Terraced
£365,494

Detached
£378,567

Flats/Maisonettes
£237,164

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackborne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2021-03-01	£452,822
42 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£215,000	2015-03-02	£358,559
34 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£156,000	2010-09-13	£340,627
44 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2008-04-15	£430,647
44 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2007-03-12	£434,190

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 8SS

Employment

RM10 8SS 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
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Ford CofE Junior School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	4out of 4	473 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	627 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base Alibon Road , RM10 8DF	3out of 4	794 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	1,035 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	1,800 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	1,951 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,455 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,567 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	2,998 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	1,656 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	1,741 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,401 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,590 yd	Academy converter	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	1,364 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	1,368 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,543 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	2,330 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	3,327 yd	Free schools special	No	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	186 yd
Subway	263 Heathway	259 yd
Tasty Chicken	139 Church Elm Lane	515 yd
Pietros	141 Church Elm Lane	515 yd
Taz Kitchen	93a Broad Street	566 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	173 yd
Dagenham Trades Hall	Dagenham Trades Hall, Charlotte Road	570 yd
Dagenham Conservative & Social Club	8-12 Salisbury Road	714 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Starbucks	Heathway Shopping Centre, Heathway	88 yd
Ho Ho Chinese Takeaway	280 Heathway	173 yd
Red Rooster	266 Heathway	173 yd
Deans Peri Peri	3 Station Parade, Heathway	186 yd
Best Fish Bar Ltd	7 Station Parade, Heathway	186 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	228 Heathway	173 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	173 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	412 yd
Tesco	Shafter Road	1,072 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	277 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	367 yd
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	478 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	580 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	582 yd
Pondfield Park Reede Road	grass pitches	830 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	857 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		866 yd
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	916 yd
Dagenham And Redbridge Fc (Chigwell Construction Stadium) VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches	1,051 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	330 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	29.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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