Blackborne Road, Dagenham, RM10 8TH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM10 8TH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	55.4%	3.3%	51.0%	4.4%
Male	47.9%	44.6%	-3.3%	49.0%	-4.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around RM10 8TH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	52.2%	55.6%	3.4%	37.9%	17.7%
Married: Opposite sex	25.4%	27.8%	2.4%	44.2%	-16.4%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.5%	4.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	11.9%	8.8%	-3.1%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	5%	3.4%	-1.6%	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	48.6%	47.6%	-1.0%	48.4%	-0.8%
Good health	26.6%	28.4%	1.8%	33.6%	-5.2%
Fair health	16.1%	14.9%	-1.2%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	6.6%	7.8%	1.2%	4.0%	3.8%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.2%

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	34.8%	25.6%	-9.2%	18.2%	7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	10.8%	-5.6%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	12.3%	-2.6%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	13.8%	5.3%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	31.5%	14.1%	33.8%	-2.3%
Other	6.5%	2%	-4.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.1% 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	4.2%	3.7%	-0.5%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	18.2%	24%	5.8%	2.5%	21.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	2.1%	5.4%	3.3%	0.5%	4.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	4.4%	1.3%	0.9%	3.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	63.6%	55.1%	-8.5%	81.4%	-26.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.3% 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	78.3%	67.3%	-11.0%	83.2%	-15.9%
European Union	2.8%	14.1%	11.3%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	14%	13.5%	-0.5%	2.7%	10.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	3%	0.9%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78%	67.6%	-10.4%	83.2%	-15.6%
10+ Years	2.1%	21.3%	19.2%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	2.8%	6.1%	3.3%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	10.1%	2%	-8.1%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	7%	3%	-4.0%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.6%	76.7%	-17.1%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
No passport held	18.2%	13.5%	4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.4%	37.2%	-10.8%
Christian	53%	46.2%	6.8%
Muslim	15.9%	6.5%	9.4%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Blackborne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackborne Road was 31.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.1% lower than the Village average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Blackborne Road has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Village and the 51st lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 6.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.9%.

🔎 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 8TH, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 8TH

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 8TH

Average Price
£277,080

Semi-Detached
£432,000

Terraced
£446,500

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£241,042

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
156 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-07-30	£225,175
170 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-03-27	£239,258
166 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,500	2023-10-06	£248,992
148 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2022-09-29	£257,634
146 Blackborne Road, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£378,000	2021-06-10	£445,286

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 8TH

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 8TH 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 8TH has low surface water flood risk.

4 of 11 properties (36.36%) 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

The percentage of student residents living in RM10 8TH area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	50
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	23
Retired	22
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	20
Other	17
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Education	4
Manufacturing	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Other	2
Information and communication	1
Accommodation and food service 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
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	582 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Ford CofE Junior School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	582 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hunters Hall Infants' School Rockwell Road , RM10 8JA	- not rated	653 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hunters Hall Primary School Alibon Road , RM10 8DE	3out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hunters Hall Junior School Alibon Road , RM10 8DE	- not rated	737 yd	Community school	No	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	904 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park Community School School Road , RM10 9QH	- not rated	904 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brook Sixth Form and Academy Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Road South RM10 7FN	- not rated	1,067 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	- not rated	1,121 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,831 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	5,336 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	2,557 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Rainham Sixth Form 217 Wennington Road , RM13 9XA	- not rated	4,705 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	1,246 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	2,142 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	2,386 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	5,162 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	807 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School New Road , RM9 6PH	3out of 4	1,497 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	1,514 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,548 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,831 yd	Community special school	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
Pietros	141 Church Elm Lane	243 yd
Tasty Chicken	139 Church Elm Lane	243 yd
Gunays Cafe	6 Beadles Parade, Rainham Road South	568 yd
The Lab Cafe	Londoneast-uk, Yewtree Avenue	742 yd
Eden Peri Peri	578 Rainham Road South	776 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dagenham Trades Hall	Dagenham Trades Hall, Charlotte Road	110 yd
Dagenham Conservative & Social Club	8-12 Salisbury Road	209 yd
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	789 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ali's Plaice	3 Royal Parade, Church Street	224 yd
Bo Ji Takeway Limited	6 Royal Parade, Church Street	226 yd
Pizza Go Go	169 Church Elm Lane	243 yd
Gah Moon House Take Away	72 Church Street	290 yd
Gullylicious	120 Church Elm Lane	420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Shafter Road	439 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	789 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	789 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	893 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	406 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	440 yd
Pondfield Park Reede Road	grass pitches	460 yd
Dagenham And Redbridge Fc (Chigwell Construction Stadium) VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches	686 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	691 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	722 yd
Elutec EAST LONDON U T C EAST LONDON U T C YEWTREE AVENUE		748 yd
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	755 yd
The Leys Ballards Road	grass pitches	841 yd
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	900 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	213.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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