Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3NR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM8 3NR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	47.4%	49.1%	1.7%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	52.6%	50.9%	-1.7%	49.0%	1.9%

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	36.2%	40.6%	4.4%	37.9%	2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	41.6%	42.2%	0.6%	44.2%	-2.0%
Separated	5.9%	2.8%	-3.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	9.5%	10%	0.5%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	6.8%	4.4%	-2.4%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	49.8%	51.3%	1.5%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	31.3%	32.7%	1.4%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	12%	10.6%	-1.4%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	4.5%	3.2%	-1.3%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.9%

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	29.4%	26.2%	-3.2%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	8.9%	-9.2%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	17.3%	0.6%	13.4%	3.9%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.6%	5.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	11.7%	1.7%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	19.5%	27.4%	7.9%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	6.3%	2.8%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54% 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	1.7%	5.3%	3.6%	1.1%	4.2%
Chinese	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	4.5%	4.5%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	1.4%	12.5%	11.1%	2.7%	9.8%
Other Asian	3.8%	1.2%	-2.6%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	8.6%	14.2%	5.6%	2.5%	11.7%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
White	78%	54%	-24.0%	81.4%	-27.4%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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%	64.2%	-19.0%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	4.1%	11.5%	7.4%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	1.2%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	5.5%	10.4%	4.9%	2.7%	7.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	11.5%	6.7%	5.6%	5.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.1%	64.4%	-17.7%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	1%	19.9%	18.9%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	1%	9.2%	8.2%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	6.9%	3.9%	-3.0%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	8.9%	2.7%	-6.2%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.3%	76.7%	-12.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Lithuania	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	13.4%	13.5%	-0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.9%	37.2%	-12.3%
Christian	44.8%	46.2%	-1.4%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 42.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.9% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.3%.

🔎 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 3NR, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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 Wood Lane are based on 353 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 Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3NR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM8 3NR

Average Price
£380,104

Semi-Detached
£396,098

Terraced
£378,873

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Lane

Average Price
£378,451

Semi-Detached
£402,618

Terraced
£383,679

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,554

Other
£683,533

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
405 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-09-03	£471,702
377 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£337,500	2021-08-13	£398,898
393 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2018-12-13	£456,105
387 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£312,000	2018-04-20	£393,669
383 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£316,000	2016-11-17	£405,566

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM8 3NR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RM8 3NR 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
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	34
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Construction	17
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Five Elms Primary School Wood Lane , RM9 5TB	3out of 4	190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Grafton Primary School , Grafton Road RM8 3EX	4out of 4	481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Infants' School Grafton Road , RM8 3EX	- not rated	481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	538 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	- not rated	538 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	844 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	844 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,388 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,388 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brook Sixth Form and Academy Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Road South RM10 7FN	- not rated	2,037 yd	University technical college	No	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	4,390 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	2,202 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	3,482 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	954 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	1,388 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,480 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,133 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	3,644 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	499 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	558 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	1,266 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SHC School St Elizabeth Hall , Valence Wood Road RM8 2NT	- not rated	1,381 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Compass School 373 London Road , RM7 9NU	- not rated	1,976 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
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	369 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre	Althorne Way	565 yd
AVN Pizza Limited	14 Whalebone Lane South	699 yd
Upper Grill Restaurant & Coffee Bar	931 Green Lane	706 yd
Millennium Cafe	12 Whalebone Lane South	729 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	597 yd
Beacon Tree	Beacon Tree, 945 Green Lane	706 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue	771 yd
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane	984 yd
Dagenham Rugby Club	Central Park Lodge, Rainham Road North	1,051 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Dolphin	295 Wood Lane	369 yd
Ali Baba	289 Wood Lane	369 yd
Hot Favourite	285 Wood Lane	369 yd
Supercook	269 Wood Lane	369 yd
Favourite Doner Kebab	285 Wood Lane	369 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	369 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	386 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	729 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	843 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	851 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	497 yd
Dagenham Swimming Pool (Closed) Althorne Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	539 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre ALTHORNE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	551 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	601 yd
Robert Clack School (Lower Site) GREEN LANE	grass pitches	630 yd
William Bellamy Primary School FRIZLANDS LANE	grass pitches	679 yd
All Saints Catholic School And Technology College TERLING ROAD	grass pitches	854 yd
Robert Clack School (Upper Site) Gosfield Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	919 yd
Crowlands Heath Golf Course WOOD LANE	golf	1,048 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		1,050 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	159.2 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	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM8 3NR