Milner Road, Dagenham, RM8 2PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM8 2PX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	55.5%	49.4%	-6.1%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	44.5%	50.6%	6.1%	49.0%	1.6%

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	37.1%	38.5%	1.4%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40.5%	50%	9.5%	44.2%	5.8%
Separated	5.8%	2.7%	-3.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	9.3%	5.9%	-3.4%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	7.3%	3%	-4.3%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	50.4%	50.8%	0.4%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	31.5%	31.7%	0.2%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	13.3%	11.3%	-2.0%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.7%	4.8%	1.1%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	1.2%	0.1%

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	33.2%	22.6%	-10.6%	18.2%	4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	12.3%	-1.2%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	12.6%	0.2%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	4.1%	2.9%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	10.3%	3.0%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	22.8%	32.3%	9.5%	33.8%	-1.5%
Other	9.7%	5.9%	-3.8%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.9% 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	5.1%	11.4%	6.3%	1.1%	10.3%
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	4.5%	7.6%	3.1%	3.1%	4.5%
Pakistani	12.8%	19.2%	6.4%	2.7%	16.5%
Other Asian	6.1%	3.8%	-2.3%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	9.1%	8%	-1.1%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	5.9%	2.9%	-3.0%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	0.2%	-2.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	47.7%	33.9%	-13.8%	81.4%	-47.5%
Roma	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.6%	5.1%	3.5%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.1% 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	67.2%	51.1%	-16.1%	83.2%	-32.1%
European Union	2.9%	15.4%	12.5%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	3.4%	1.8%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	10.4%	4.2%	-6.2%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	15.5%	23.6%	8.1%	5.6%	18.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.4%	51.1%	-15.3%	83.2%	-32.1%
10+ Years	4%	26.2%	22.2%	9.8%	16.4%
5-10 Years	5.9%	11.6%	5.7%	2.9%	8.7%
2-5 Years	6.1%	8.6%	2.5%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	17.6%	2.5%	-15.1%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.9%	76.7%	-14.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	6.9%	0.9%	6.0%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	9.1%	1.2%	7.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.6%	37.2%	-28.6%
Christian	37.8%	46.2%	-8.4%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	32.5%	6.5%	26.0%
Sikh	8.4%	0.9%	7.5%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Milner Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Milner Road was 95.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.5% higher than the Becontree average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Milner Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Becontree and the 218th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,400

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in RM8 2PX, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Milner Road are based on 36 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 Milner Road, Dagenham, RM8 2PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM8 2PX

Average Price
£346,867

Semi-Detached
£327,439

Terraced
£347,750

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Milner Road

Average Price
£365,012

Semi-Detached
£345,631

Terraced
£365,566

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Milner Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Milner Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2020-02-14	£381,676
21 Milner Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£320,000	2017-12-04	£406,819
36 Milner Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£277,000	2017-07-21	£355,567
22 Milner Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£265,000	2016-02-23	£373,185
15 Milner Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2015-10-16	£318,155

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM8 2PX

Employment

RM8 2PX 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 RM8 2PX 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	92
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	47
Student (economically inactive)	31
Looking after home or family	30
Retired	27
Other	20
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	4,438 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Burnside Road , RM8 2JN	3out of 4	307 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Goodmayes IG3 9RP	- not rated	395 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Becontree Primary School Stevens Road , RM8 2QR	3out of 4	411 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodmayes Primary School Castleton Road , Goodmayes IG3 9RW	3out of 4	461 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Henry Green Primary School Green Lane , RM8 1UR	3out of 4	747 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	553 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chadwell Heath Academy Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	4out of 4	1,412 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	1,851 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,084 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,473 yd	Community 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	4,254 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	1,763 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	1,979 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	2,490 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,567 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,637 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	387 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastcourt Independent School 1 Eastwood Road , Goodmayes IG3 8UW	- not rated	1,076 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,309 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak House School 61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB	- not rated	1,840 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge School 161 Gresham Drive , RM6 4TR	4out of 4	1,886 yd	Academy special converter	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
Sapphire Restaurant Ltd T/A Original Lahori Dera	760 Green Lane	363 yd
Troy Cafe & Restaurant	770 Green Lane	379 yd
Sanjha Chulha	754-756 Green Lane	379 yd
Saphire Restaurant	790 Green Lane	379 yd
Tasty African Food	774 Green Lane	379 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Goodmayes Bowling Club	Goodmayes Park, Abbotsford Road		219 yd
The Greyhound Public House	900 High Road		1,083 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Flavours Gelato Dagenham Green Lane	726a Green Lane	374 yd
Kings Doner Kebab	738 Green Lane	377 yd
Indiano Pizza	740 Green Lane	377 yd
Papas Peri Peri Grill	732 Green Lane	377 yd
Lezet Kebab House	710 Green Lane	377 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	17 Rowallen Parade, Green Lane	408 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd (Store)	822 High Road	1,025 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	807-829 Longbridge Road	1,053 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Goodmayes Park ABERDOUR ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	437 yd
Energise Health Club For Women BROOKS PARADE BROOKS PARADE GREEN LANE	health and fitness suite	464 yd
Mayfield School PEDLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	590 yd
Mayfield Leisure Centre KINFAUNS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	605 yd
All Saints Church Hall ALL SAINTS CHURCH ALL SAINTS CHURCH GOODMAYES LANE		759 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		958 yd
The Gym (London Chadwell Heath) HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	961 yd
Barley Lane Recreation Ground ILFRACOMBE GARDENS	tennis courts	1,087 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	72.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	137.5 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	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM8 2PX