Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3NS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM8 3NS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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	53.5%	52.3%	-1.2%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	46.5%	47.7%	1.2%	49.0%	-1.3%

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	35.1%	37.7%	2.6%	37.9%	-0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	35.6%	41.5%	5.9%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	11.5%	12.1%	0.6%	9.1%	3.0%
Widowed	13.2%	5.8%	-7.4%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	38%	40.7%	2.7%	48.4%	-7.7%
Good health	36.2%	32.9%	-3.3%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	15.5%	20.2%	4.7%	12.7%	7.5%
Bad health	8.9%	5%	-3.9%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.0%

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	36.2%	24.6%	-11.6%	18.2%	6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	8.7%	-5.7%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	14%	4.8%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	8.2%	5.9%	5.3%	2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	16.9%	6.6%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	19.5%	23.7%	4.2%	33.8%	-10.1%
Other	8%	3.9%	-4.1%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.2% 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	5.6%	7%	1.4%	1.1%	5.9%
Indian	3.3%	8.9%	5.6%	3.1%	5.8%
Pakistani	0.5%	5.4%	4.9%	2.7%	2.7%
Other Asian	6.1%	3.1%	-3.0%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	4.7%	9.3%	4.6%	2.5%	6.8%
Black Caribbean	6.6%	5.4%	-1.2%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	68.5%	44.2%	-24.3%	81.4%	-37.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	0.5%	7%	6.5%	1.6%	5.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.4% 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	77.9%	50.4%	-27.5%	83.2%	-32.8%
European Union	1.4%	13.7%	12.3%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	4.3%	3.4%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	3.8%	10.9%	7.1%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	12.7%	18.4%	5.7%	5.6%	12.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	1.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.1%	50.4%	-24.7%	83.2%	-32.8%
10+ Years	0.9%	27.7%	26.8%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	2.8%	12.5%	9.7%	2.9%	9.6%
2-5 Years	5.2%	4.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	16%	5.1%	-10.9%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.8%	76.7%	-15.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Italy	5.9%	0.6%	5.3%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Romania	5.5%	0.9%	4.6%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	11.8%	13.5%	-1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.4%	37.2%	-19.8%
Christian	50.6%	46.2%	4.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	17.8%	6.5%	11.3%
Sikh	3.9%	0.9%	3.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 97.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.7% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath and the 214th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 22.0%.

🔎 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 3NS, 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 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 3NS

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM8 3NS

Average Price
£378,760

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£393,703

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,181

Other
£364,686

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
413 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2022-02-21	£452,862
447 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£352,500	2021-02-19	£411,972
415 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£296,000	2016-10-28	£378,967
419 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2016-02-10	£452,061
445 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£277,000	2015-10-23	£364,319

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM8 3NS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RM8 3NS 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	45
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	17
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Construction	10
Education	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	379 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Grafton Primary School , Grafton Road RM8 3EX	4out of 4	500 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Infants' School Grafton Road , RM8 3EX	- not rated	500 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Bellamy Infant School Frizlands Lane , RM10 7HX	- not rated	563 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Bellamy Primary School Frizlands Lane , East RM10 7HX	3out of 4	563 yd	Community 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	653 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	653 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,571 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	1,571 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Church of England School & Sixth Form College London Road , RM7 9NX	- not rated	1,849 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	4,514 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	2,086 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	3,400 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	767 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,484 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	1,571 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,324 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	3out of 4	3,566 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	634 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	715 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	1,364 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SHC School St Elizabeth Hall , Valence Wood Road RM8 2NT	- not rated	1,540 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Compass School 373 London Road , RM7 9NU	- not rated	1,789 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
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre	Althorne Way	374 yd
AVN Pizza Limited	14 Whalebone Lane South	520 yd
Millennium Cafe	12 Whalebone Lane South	551 yd
Lara Grill	20 Whalebone Lane South	551 yd
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	555 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Travellers	The Three Travellers Ph, Wood Lane	406 yd
Beacon Tree	Beacon Tree, 945 Green Lane	636 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue	805 yd
Dagenham Rugby Club	Central Park Lodge, Rainham Road North	959 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Bite Chicken	481 Wood Lane	197 yd
JR Juice Bar and Carribean Munch	700 Becontree Avenue	241 yd
Fiddlers Cafe	686 Becontree Avenue	241 yd
Golden Fish	767 Becontree Avenue	274 yd
Sunflower	771 Becontree Avenue	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	402 Wood Lane	195 yd
Iceland	2-8 Whalebone Lane South	551 yd
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	555 yd
Lidl	79a Whalebone Lane South	691 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	923 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dagenham Swimming Pool (Closed) Althorne Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	347 yd
Becontree Heath Leisure Centre ALTHORNE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	361 yd
Robert Clack School (Lower Site) GREEN LANE	grass pitches	474 yd
William Bellamy Primary School FRIZLANDS LANE	grass pitches	562 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	632 yd
All Saints Catholic School And Technology College TERLING ROAD	grass pitches	663 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	690 yd
Robert Clack School (Upper Site) Gosfield Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	728 yd
Crowlands Heath Golf Course WOOD LANE	golf	869 yd
Wood Lane Sports Centre (Closed) Wood Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,079 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	138.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM8 3NS