Oval Road South, Dagenham, RM10 9DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM10 9DR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	50.8%	49.9%	-0.9%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	49.2%	50.1%	0.9%	49.0%	1.1%

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	34.3%	38.2%	3.9%	37.9%	0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	46%	43.7%	-2.3%	44.2%	-0.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10.2%	8.9%	-1.3%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	4.2%	6.8%	2.6%	6.1%	0.7%

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	54.8%	54%	-0.8%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	29.9%	29.6%	-0.3%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	9.8%	11.6%	1.8%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.2%	3.6%	-0.6%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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	24.2%	23.9%	-0.3%	18.2%	5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	11.6%	-6.5%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	14%	0.4%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	6.1%	5.0%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	11.3%	1.1%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	20%	30.4%	10.4%	33.8%	-3.4%
Other	12.8%	2.7%	-10.1%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.1% 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	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	1.1%	2.7%
Indian	8.5%	9.6%	1.1%	3.1%	6.5%
Pakistani	0.8%	4.6%	3.8%	2.7%	1.9%
Other Asian	6.1%	2.6%	-3.5%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	21.7%	26.4%	4.7%	2.5%	23.9%
Black Caribbean	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	2.9%	4.6%	1.7%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
White	49.2%	34.1%	-15.1%	81.4%	-47.3%
Arab	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.8%	6.3%	5.5%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.5% 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	64.8%	54.5%	-10.3%	83.2%	-28.7%
European Union	10.8%	14.8%	4.0%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	14%	16.7%	2.7%	2.7%	14.0%
Middle East and Asia	7.4%	11.5%	4.1%	5.6%	5.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	1.3%	-0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.7%	55.1%	-7.6%	83.2%	-28.1%
10+ Years	3.4%	30.7%	27.3%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	3.7%	6%	2.3%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	7.7%	4.1%	-3.6%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	22.5%	4.1%	-18.4%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.4%	76.7%	-20.3%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	4.6%	0.5%	4.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
No passport held	11.1%	13.5%	-2.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.1%	37.2%	-26.1%
Christian	57.5%	46.2%	11.3%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	15.5%	6.5%	9.0%
Sikh	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Oval Road South dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oval Road South was 515.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 317.2% higher than the Beam average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oval Road South has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam and the 17th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 176.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM10 9DR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Oval Road South are based on 184 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 Oval Road South, Dagenham, RM10 9DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 9DR

Average Price
£333,862

Semi-Detached
£451,407

Terraced
£356,138

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,432

Other
£405,301

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oval Road South

Average Price
£363,488

Semi-Detached
£429,237

Terraced
£368,396

Detached
£430,221

Flats/Maisonettes
£183,250

Other
£424,120

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oval Road South

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Oval Court, 2A Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-03-06	£435,882
70 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£316,000	2023-09-20	£341,822
70 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-06-09	£322,866
78 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£322,000	2022-04-08	£362,378
24 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£390,000	2021-04-23	£478,616

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 9DR

Employment

RM10 9DR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in RM10 9DR 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	79
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	40
Retired	40
Student (economically inactive)	29
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	12
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Construction	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Education	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marsh Green Primary School South Close , RM10 9NJ	3out of 4	408 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beam Primary School Oval Road North , RM10 9ED	3out of 4	604 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU	3out of 4	951 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtons Primary School Lowen Road , RM13 8QR	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	1,208 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	663 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	2,307 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,453 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brittons Academy Ford Lane , RM13 7BB	2out of 4	2,581 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	3,007 yd	Free schools	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	4,047 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	1,981 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,788 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	2,986 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,338 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	5,238 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	1,547 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	2,224 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	2,954 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	2,987 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Routes4Life Limited First Floor , 100 Avelon Road RM13 7DH	- not rated	3,363 yd	Special post 16 institution	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
Orange Restaurant & Bar	4 Princess parade	336 yd
Ford Dagenham Autotech - satellite to DDC	Gate 1, Thames Avenue	552 yd
Ford Clean Engine	Gate 10, Kent Avenue	553 yd
Brewers Fayre & Premier Inn	Chequers Lane	656 yd
Ventidue LTD	22 Whitebarn Lane	679 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
ME 'N' O'Briens	26-28 Goresbrook Road		939 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds	Mcdonalds, Ballards Road	206 yd
Ali's Kebab	Mill House Social Club, New Road	284 yd
Tasty Grill	271 New Road	305 yd
Lick'n Chick'n & Pizza	9 Princess Parade, New Road	336 yd
Great Wall	189 Broad Street	826 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, Merrielands Retail Par, Merrielands Crescent		966 yd
Asda	Merrielands Crescent		966 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	743 yd
The Leys Ballards Road	grass pitches	834 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	887 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	1,065 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	141.9 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	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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