Heathway, Dagenham, RM9 5AG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM9 5AG has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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%	47.2%	-7.8%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	45%	52.8%	7.8%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around RM9 5AG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	50%	52.2%	2.2%	37.9%	14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32%	35.8%	3.8%	44.2%	-8.4%
Separated	3.5%	1%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	10%	7%	-3.0%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.6%	54.6%	0.0%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	27.9%	32.8%	4.9%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	13.7%	9.6%	-4.1%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.3%	3%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	31.5%	26.4%	-5.1%	18.2%	8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	11.9%	-5.1%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	15.4%	-2.1%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	4%	3%	-1.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	12.4%	1.4%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	10%	27.4%	17.4%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	9%	3.5%	-5.5%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.5% 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	0.4%	5.5%	5.1%	1.1%	4.4%
Chinese	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	13.7%	16.1%	2.4%	2.5%	13.6%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	2.7%	5.1%	2.4%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	0.8%	1.8%
White	71.4%	59.5%	-11.9%	81.4%	-21.9%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Other	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% 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%	63%	-15.2%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	6.5%	17%	10.5%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3%	1.9%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	11.5%	11.1%	-0.4%	2.7%	8.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	5.9%	3.6%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.1%	62.7%	-14.4%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	1.9%	24%	22.1%	9.8%	14.2%
5-10 Years	5.3%	4.4%	-0.9%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	9.5%	7%	-2.5%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	1.8%	-4.3%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.8%	76.7%	-19.9%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Lithuania	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	17.3%	13.5%	3.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.9%	37.2%	-3.3%
Christian	48.7%	46.2%	2.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	11.4%	6.5%	4.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Heathway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heathway was 15.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.0% lower than the Alibon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Heathway has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon and the 14th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM9 5AG, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Heathway are based on 426 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 Heathway, Dagenham, RM9 5AG

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 5AG

Average Price
£401,329

Semi-Detached
£388,689

Terraced
£379,704

Detached
£695,100

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heathway

Average Price
£414,808

Semi-Detached
£410,464

Terraced
£382,174

Detached
£495,141

Flats/Maisonettes
£238,216

Other
£1,008,278

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on HeathwayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
397 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2024-11-08	£462,262
389 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-04-08	£381,720
399 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-06-28	£354,972
403 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2020-03-11	£343,592
401 Heathway, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£302,000	2018-07-31	£379,831

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 5AG

Employment

RM9 5AG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 RM9 5AG 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	57
Self-Employed	31
Retired	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	18
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	13
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Transport and storage	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Construction	10
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Education	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	272 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base Alibon Road , RM10 8DF	3out of 4	467 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hunters Hall Primary School Alibon Road , RM10 8DE	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	837 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	973 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	1,543 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	1,870 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	1,967 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	2,102 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,116 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,794 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	1,086 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	1,513 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	1,959 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,231 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	4,332 yd	Academy converter	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	908 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,633 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	1,674 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,997 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	3,082 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
Subway	263 Heathway	319 yd
Snack Bar	9 Station Parade, Heathway	471 yd
Parsloes Park Hub	1 Terrace Walk	480 yd
Osborne Centre	Osborne Square	680 yd
Take a Break	244 Oxlow Lane	901 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	396 yd
Dagenham Trades Hall	Dagenham Trades Hall, Charlotte Road	905 yd
Dagenham Conservative & Social Club	8-12 Salisbury Road	1,078 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Top Dixie Chicken	5 Parsloes Avenue	243 yd
London Pizza Depot	6 Reede Road	286 yd
Papa John's	297 Heathway	295 yd
Dominos Pizza	301 Heathway	319 yd
Angels Bakery	269 Heathway	380 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	396 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	396 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	874 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	909 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	238 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		362 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	794 yd
Pondfield Park Reede Road	grass pitches	827 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	845 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	870 yd
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	945 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	951 yd
Dagenham And Redbridge Fc (Chigwell Construction Stadium) VICTORIA ROAD	grass pitches	963 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	254 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	26.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 5AG