Oval Road South, Dagenham, RM10 9DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM10 9DS has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	51.3%	49.5%	-1.8%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	48.7%	50.5%	1.8%	49.0%	1.5%

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	36.5%	40.8%	4.3%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	47.2%	44.8%	-2.4%	44.2%	0.6%
Separated	4.4%	3.6%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	8.1%	5.6%	-2.5%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	3.7%	5.2%	1.5%	6.1%	-0.9%

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 (86.5%) 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	50.5%	54.9%	4.4%	48.4%	6.5%
Good health	35.4%	31.6%	-3.8%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	9.6%	10%	0.4%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	1.2%	0.5%

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	23.6%	24.2%	0.6%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	11.4%	-4.5%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	12.4%	-1.6%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4.6%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	11.1%	1.1%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	26.9%	32.7%	5.8%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	7.7%	3.6%	-4.1%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.4% 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%	6.6%	4.0%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.2%	4.6%	-0.6%	3.1%	1.5%
Pakistani	2.6%	7%	4.4%	2.7%	4.3%
Other Asian	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	23.4%	20.9%	-2.5%	2.5%	18.4%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	3.1%	4.4%	1.3%	0.5%	3.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	2.7%	2.2%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	54.4%	43.4%	-11.0%	81.4%	-38.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.8% 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	69.3%	51.8%	-17.5%	83.2%	-31.4%
European Union	7.6%	16.5%	8.9%	6.1%	10.4%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	15.1%	16.7%	1.6%	2.7%	14.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	9.9%	4.2%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.2%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.9%	51.9%	-15.0%	83.2%	-31.3%
10+ Years	1.6%	34.2%	32.6%	9.8%	24.4%
5-10 Years	2.3%	8.3%	6.0%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	8.9%	4.4%	-4.5%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	1.2%	-19.1%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.9%	76.7%	-15.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Lithuania	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.6%	37.2%	-24.6%
Christian	58.3%	46.2%	12.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Sikh	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Oval Road South dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oval Road South was 65.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.0% lower than the Beam average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oval Road South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam and the 178th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.2%.

🔎 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 9DS, 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 186 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 9DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM10 9DS

Average Price
£342,841

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£342,841

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oval Road South

Average Price
£355,426

Semi-Detached
£419,134

Terraced
£361,912

Detached
£425,627

Flats/Maisonettes
£167,993

Other
£391,240

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oval Road South

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
118 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2019-10-11	£327,982
108 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£295,000	2019-06-24	£363,077
86 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2019-04-24	£375,385
94 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£276,500	2016-03-30	£377,375
86 Oval Road South, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2014-02-07	£313,962

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM10 9DS

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 Oval Road South, Dagenham, RM10 9DS has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 13 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 Oval Road South, Dagenham, RM10 9DS has low surface water flood risk.

6 of 13 properties (46.15%) 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 9DS 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	104
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	34
Looking after home or family	25
Retired	23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	14
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	26
Transport and storage	16
Education	15
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beam Primary School Oval Road North , RM10 9ED	- not rated	284 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary Academy 1 Hart Way , RM13 8TD	- not rated	726 yd	Free schools	Yes		More About School
Marsh Green Primary School South Close , RM10 9NJ	3out of 4	747 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newtons Primary School Lowen Road , RM13 8QR	3out of 4	807 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Leys Primary School Leys Avenue , RM10 9YR	3out of 4	1,116 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	872 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park Community School School Road , RM10 9QH	- not rated	872 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,789 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Brittons School and Technology College Ford Lane , RM13 7BB	- not rated	2,344 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brittons Academy Ford Lane , RM13 7BB	3out of 4	2,344 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Rainham Sixth Form 217 Wennington Road , RM13 9XA	- not rated	3,620 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking and Dagenham College Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU	- not rated	4,085 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bexley College Tower Road , DA17 6JA	- not rated	5,095 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	- not rated	2,322 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	2,881 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	3,292 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	4,257 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	3out of 4	4,342 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pathways School New Road , RM9 6PH	3out of 4	746 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6XP	- not rated	1,789 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	1,893 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	2,485 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Opening Opportunities Royals Youth Centre , Viking Way RM13 9YG	- not rated	2,536 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
Orange Restaurant & Bar	4 Princess parade	543 yd
Bamboo Japanese Takeaway	41 New Road, Rainham	648 yd
Mardyke Community Centre	52 South Street, Rainham	664 yd
Asfa	15 Hart Way, Rainham	682 yd
Ford Dagenham Autotech - satellite to DDC	Gate 1, Thames Avenue	751 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ali's Kebab	Mill House Social Club, New Road	78 yd
Tasty Grill	271 New Road	99 yd
McDonalds	Mcdonalds, Ballards Road	415 yd
Lick'n Chick'n & Pizza	9 Princess Parade, New Road	543 yd
Great Wall	189 Broad Street	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Leys Ballards Road	grass pitches	872 yd
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	876 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	989 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	73.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166.2 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	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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