Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 3HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM8 3HB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.8%	50.6%	-5.2%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	44.2%	49.4%	5.2%	49.0%	0.4%

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	36.7%	36.2%	-0.5%	37.9%	-1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	45%	47.2%	2.2%	44.2%	3.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.7%	3.8%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8.3%	9.1%	0.8%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	4.4%	3%	-1.4%	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	51%	42.9%	-8.1%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	30.2%	37.9%	7.7%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	10.1%	14.1%	4.0%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	7.1%	3.5%	-3.6%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	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	27.1%	25%	-2.1%	18.2%	6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	6.4%	-8.9%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.2%	12.1%	-7.1%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	12.9%	5.9%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	22.7%	37.1%	14.4%	33.8%	3.3%
Other	7.4%	3%	-4.4%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.6% 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	1.3%	5%	3.7%	1.1%	3.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.2%	10.5%	7.3%	3.1%	7.4%
Pakistani	0.6%	3.2%	2.6%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	16.6%	17.8%	1.2%	2.5%	15.3%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	4.1%	1.8%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	2.3%	1.2%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	71.8%	46.6%	-25.2%	81.4%	-34.8%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.1% 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	78.2%	54.1%	-24.1%	83.2%	-29.1%
European Union	4.5%	14.7%	10.2%	6.1%	8.6%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	4.4%	2.8%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	11.7%	12.4%	0.7%	2.7%	9.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	10.3%	8.0%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	3.8%	2.5%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.3%	54%	-23.3%	83.2%	-29.2%
10+ Years	0.3%	26.1%	25.8%	9.8%	16.3%
5-10 Years	1.6%	9.7%	8.1%	2.9%	6.8%
2-5 Years	9.1%	5%	-4.1%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	5.3%	-6.4%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.3%	76.7%	-17.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	8.8%	0.9%	7.9%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.4%	37.2%	-18.8%
Christian	49.6%	46.2%	3.4%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	20.4%	6.5%	13.9%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Becontree Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Becontree Avenue was 97.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.7% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Becontree Avenue has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath and the 213th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in RM8 3HB, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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) - 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 Becontree Avenue are based on 579 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 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 3HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM8 3HB

Average Price
£372,294

Semi-Detached
£488,243

Terraced
£355,730

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Becontree Avenue

Average Price
£373,290

Semi-Detached
£415,148

Terraced
£378,261

Detached
£903,093

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,696

Other
£449,158

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Becontree AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
636 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£405,000	2024-10-07	£437,050
618 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-06-07	£439,958
604 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-11-10	£322,968
642 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2020-09-11	£372,713
612 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2019-11-18	£394,041

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM8 3HB

Employment

RM8 3HB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 3HB 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	81
Self-Employed	34
Retired	32
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	17
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Construction	16
Education	14
Manufacturing	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grafton Primary School Grafton Primary School , Grafton Road RM8 3EX	4out of 4	222 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Infants' School Grafton Road , RM8 3EX	- not rated	222 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Five Elms Primary School Wood Lane , RM9 5TB	3out of 4	493 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	805 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	- not rated	805 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Ward School Wood Lane , RM8 1JT	- not rated	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	4out of 4	741 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,493 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,493 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College London Road , RM7 9NX	- not rated	1,839 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	4,283 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	2,342 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	3,143 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	906 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	1,493 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,776 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	3,305 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,345 yd	Free schools	Yes	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	838 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	887 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
SHC School St Elizabeth Hall , Valence Wood Road RM8 2NT	- not rated	1,389 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	1,606 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Compass School 373 London Road , RM7 9NU	- not rated	1,768 yd	Free schools special	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
Upper Grill Restaurant & Coffee Bar	931 Green Lane	366 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre	Althorne Way	463 yd
AVN Pizza Limited	14 Whalebone Lane South	502 yd
Millennium Cafe	12 Whalebone Lane South	520 yd
Lara Grill	20 Whalebone Lane South	520 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beacon Tree	Beacon Tree, 945 Green Lane	366 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue	523 yd
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	527 yd
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane	1,025 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fish	767 Becontree Avenue	257 yd
Sunflower	771 Becontree Avenue	257 yd
JR Juice Bar and Carribean Munch	700 Becontree Avenue	269 yd
Fiddlers Cafe	686 Becontree Avenue	269 yd
Best Bite Chicken	481 Wood Lane	307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	374 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	520 yd
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	552 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	582 yd
Asda	Eldonwall Trading Estate	920 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Robert Clack School (Lower Site) GREEN LANE	grass pitches	376 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre ALTHORNE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	452 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	462 yd
Dagenham Swimming Pool (Closed) Althorne Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	478 yd
All Saints Catholic School And Technology College TERLING ROAD	grass pitches	748 yd
Robert Clack School (Upper Site) Gosfield Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	831 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	836 yd
William Bellamy Primary School FRIZLANDS LANE	grass pitches	837 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		857 yd
Crowlands Heath Golf Course WOOD LANE	golf	1,039 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	77.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	170.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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