Westfield Road, Dagenham, RM9 5BH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM9 5BH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.4%	51.2%	-0.2%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48.6%	48.8%	0.2%	49.0%	-0.2%

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	36.6%	40.2%	3.6%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	44.5%	45.4%	0.9%	44.2%	1.2%
Separated	4.3%	4.9%	0.6%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	8.7%	4.6%	-4.1%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	5.9%	4.9%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.2%

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 (86.8%) 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	52%	48.8%	-3.2%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	27.1%	38%	10.9%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	13.1%	8.9%	-4.2%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	3.7%	1.2%	-2.5%	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	33.5%	23.3%	-10.2%	18.2%	5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.7%	10%	-7.7%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	14.5%	-2.0%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.1%	0.1%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	16.4%	8.9%	16.9%	-0.5%
Degree or Similar	15%	28.2%	13.2%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	7.9%	5.5%	-2.4%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.9% 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	1.7%	11.7%	10.0%	1.1%	10.6%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	2.3%	6.2%	3.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Other Asian	3.7%	4%	0.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	8.9%	9.3%	0.4%	2.5%	6.8%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	69.7%	57.9%	-11.8%	81.4%	-23.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.2% 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	82%	59.2%	-22.8%	83.2%	-24.0%
European Union	4.9%	15.2%	10.3%	6.1%	9.1%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	5.2%	3.8%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	6.3%	7.8%	1.5%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	4.9%	12.6%	7.7%	5.6%	7.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.1%	59.5%	-21.6%	83.2%	-23.7%
10+ Years	0.9%	26.4%	25.5%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	3.1%	7.4%	4.3%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.4%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	9.7%	4.3%	-5.4%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.4%	76.7%	-15.3%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	9.2%	0.9%	8.3%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.4%	37.2%	-15.8%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	19.8%	6.5%	13.3%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Westfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westfield Road was 48.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.8% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Westfield Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Heath and the 119th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.5%.

🔎 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 RM9 5BH, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Westfield Road are based on 106 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 Westfield Road, Dagenham, RM9 5BH

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 5BH

Average Price
£355,928

Semi-Detached
£337,500

Terraced
£356,637

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westfield Road

Average Price
£367,753

Semi-Detached
£307,126

Terraced
£370,130

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Westfield Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£411,000	2024-05-24	£444,577
14 Westfield Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£334,000	2022-12-16	£346,248
47 Westfield Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2022-09-05	£333,492
41 Westfield Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2022-04-20	£339,033
25 Westfield Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-04-07	£333,475

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 5BH

Employment

RM9 5BH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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 5BH 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	92
Self-Employed	53
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	27
Other	27
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Looking after home or family	14

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Construction	13
Transport and storage	12
Education	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	412 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	- not rated	412 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwood Primary School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	3out of 4	578 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southwood Junior School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	- not rated	578 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwood Infants' School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	- not rated	578 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parsloes Manor School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	684 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	- not rated	684 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Erkenwald School Highgrove Road , RM8 2HP	- not rated	1,735 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Ward School Wood Lane , RM8 1JT	- not rated	1,787 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	1,787 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	3,972 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	2,821 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge College Little Heath , Barley Lane RM6 4XT	- not rated	4,091 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	3out of 4	684 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	3out of 4	1,691 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	1,874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	2,186 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,965 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bentry School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	- not rated	569 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	693 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SHC School St Elizabeth Hall , Valence Wood Road RM8 2NT	- not rated	950 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxlow Bridge School Wantz Rd ,	- not rated	1,067 yd	Free schools special	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,605 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Osborne Centre	Osborne Square	236 yd
Parsloes Park Hub	1 Terrace Walk	511 yd
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	635 yd
Subway	263 Heathway	939 yd
Big Breakfast Cafe	78 Wood Lane	951 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane		669 yd
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway		1,030 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Dolphin	295 Wood Lane	635 yd
Ali Baba	289 Wood Lane	635 yd
Hot Favourite	285 Wood Lane	635 yd
Supercook	269 Wood Lane	635 yd
Favourite Doner Kebab	285 Wood Lane	635 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane	635 yd
Tesco	201 Oxlow Lane	952 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	1,030 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	1,030 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		325 yd
Sydney Russell Leisure Centre PARSLOES AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	690 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	693 yd
Kingsley Hall PARSLOES AVENUE		757 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	776 yd
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	914 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	1,009 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	130 Mbit/s
Average download speed	179 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	20.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 5BH