Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM8 3AH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% 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	54.9%	53.8%	-1.1%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	45.1%	46.2%	1.1%	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	33.8%	35.7%	1.9%	37.9%	-2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	41%	46%	5.0%	44.2%	1.8%
Separated	3.8%	4%	0.2%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	12%	10.3%	-1.7%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	9.4%	4%	-5.4%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	41.8%	52%	10.2%	48.4%	3.6%
Good health	37.5%	30.7%	-6.8%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	12.8%	12.3%	-0.5%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	4.6%	3.5%	-1.1%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	1.2%	0.3%

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	38.5%	24.7%	-13.8%	18.2%	6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	12%	-1.7%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	9.2%	-7.5%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	7.2%	3.8%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.4%	12.7%	6.3%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	14.5%	31.1%	16.6%	33.8%	-2.7%
Other	6.8%	3.2%	-3.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.9% 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	3.6%	6.4%	2.8%	1.1%	5.3%
Chinese	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0%	6.4%	6.4%	2.7%	3.7%
Other Asian	3.9%	1.7%	-2.2%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	11.2%	10.7%	-0.5%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	2%	1.3%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	2%	3.2%	1.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	2.3%	-1.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1%	2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%
White	70.4%	54.9%	-15.5%	81.4%	-26.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.3%	4.3%	4.0%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	83.2%	61.7%	-21.5%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	4.6%	17.7%	13.1%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	6.6%	8.4%	1.8%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	10.1%	7.8%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.9%	61.7%	-20.2%	83.2%	-21.5%
10+ Years	1.6%	20%	18.4%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	3.3%	9.3%	6.0%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	3.9%	2.9%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	9.2%	6.1%	-3.1%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.6%	76.7%	-14.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	8.7%	0.9%	7.8%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.7%	13.5%	-2.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.7%	37.2%	-15.5%
Christian	53.1%	46.2%	6.9%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	18.2%	6.5%	11.7%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Valence Wood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Valence Wood Road was 42.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.4% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Valence Wood Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.7%.

🔎 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. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,100

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in RM8 3AH, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Valence Wood Road are based on 233 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 Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AH

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM8 3AH

Average Price
£355,404

Semi-Detached
£429,263

Terraced
£359,135

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£199,844

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Valence Wood Road

Average Price
£372,588

Semi-Detached
£459,502

Terraced
£379,978

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,341

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Valence Wood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
166 Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2024-12-16	£382,329
217 Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£332,000	2024-06-24	£369,703
195 Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£411,000	2022-09-27	£440,535
201 Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£422,500	2022-09-16	£452,862
178A Valence Wood Road, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2021-06-25	£209,054

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM8 3AH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	71
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	29
Looking after home or family	18
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Education	8
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grafton Primary School Grafton Road , RM8 3EX	4out of 4	336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Five Elms Primary School Wood Lane , RM9 5TB	3out of 4	458 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	563 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Valence Primary School Bonham Road , RM8 3AR	3out of 4	614 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwood Primary School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	2out of 4	670 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	829 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	1,197 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	1,751 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England Academy London Road , RM7 9NX	1out of 4	2,301 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chadwell Heath Academy Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	4out of 4	2,500 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	2,688 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	1,036 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	1,911 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	2,929 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	3,431 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,644 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	797 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,658 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	1,931 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	2,453 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastcourt Independent School 1 Eastwood Road , Goodmayes IG3 8UW	- not rated	2,646 yd	Other independent school	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
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	166 yd
Tulip Tree Tearoom	Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue	649 yd
Osborne Centre	Osborne Square	688 yd
Upper Grill Restaurant & Coffee Bar	931 Green Lane	710 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre	Althorne Way	865 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue	557 yd
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane	615 yd
Beacon Tree	Beacon Tree, 945 Green Lane	710 yd
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	915 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Dolphin	295 Wood Lane	166 yd
Ali Baba	289 Wood Lane	166 yd
Hot Favourite	285 Wood Lane	166 yd
Supercook	269 Wood Lane	166 yd
Favourite Doner Kebab	285 Wood Lane	166 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	166 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	715 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	963 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	1,026 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	312 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	657 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		742 yd
Robert Clack School (Lower Site) GREEN LANE	grass pitches	823 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre ALTHORNE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	852 yd
Dagenham Swimming Pool (Closed) Althorne Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	858 yd
Kingsley Hall PARSLOES AVENUE		914 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		1,031 yd
William Bellamy Primary School FRIZLANDS LANE	grass pitches	1,058 yd
Sydney Russell Leisure Centre PARSLOES AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,064 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	167.1 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	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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