Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM9 5SL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.4% 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	55.2%	53.4%	-1.8%	51.0%	2.4%
Male	44.8%	46.6%	1.8%	49.0%	-2.4%

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 5SL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.6% 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	40.4%	45.6%	5.2%	37.9%	7.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	42.1%	-0.9%	44.2%	-2.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.8%	2.7%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.2%	6.9%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	5.1%	2.7%	-2.4%	6.1%	-3.4%

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	44.8%	48.6%	3.8%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	35.5%	30.4%	-5.1%	33.6%	-3.2%
Fair health	13.6%	13.1%	-0.5%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	5.2%	6.4%	1.2%	4.0%	2.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

In the area around RM9 5SL this area, 30.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.6%	30.9%	-2.7%	18.2%	12.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	11.1%	-5.1%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.3%	10.3%	-8.0%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	13%	4.1%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	15.7%	27.1%	11.4%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	5.5%	4.6%	-0.9%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.9% 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	3.3%	15.7%	12.4%	1.1%	14.6%
Chinese	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	9.1%	8.4%	-0.7%	2.7%	5.7%
Other Asian	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	15.5%	11.5%	-4.0%	2.5%	9.0%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
White	58.8%	49.9%	-8.9%	81.4%	-31.5%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.7% 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	70.9%	63.7%	-7.2%	83.2%	-19.5%
European Union	3.6%	12%	8.4%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	11.8%	7%	-4.8%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	11.5%	15.6%	4.1%	5.6%	10.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.6%	63.9%	-6.7%	83.2%	-19.3%
10+ Years	5.5%	19%	13.5%	9.8%	9.2%
5-10 Years	4.2%	8.1%	3.9%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	6.7%	5%	-1.7%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	13%	3.9%	-9.1%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
No passport held	16.4%	13.5%	2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.8%	37.2%	-4.4%
Christian	32.5%	46.2%	-13.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	24.1%	6.5%	17.6%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 21.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.3% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 4th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath and the 31st lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 60.5%.

🔎 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 5SL, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Wood Lane are based on 344 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, RM9 5SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 5SL

Average Price
£425,544

Semi-Detached
£385,597

Terraced
£429,176

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Lane

Average Price
£392,352

Semi-Detached
£417,560

Terraced
£392,726

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£234,155

Other
£737,621

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
104 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-03-23	£414,012
120 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£457,000	2022-04-29	£514,307
120 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2020-11-09	£463,840
110 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2018-06-08	£384,518
106 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2013-05-24	£380,544

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 5SL

Employment

RM9 5SL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 5SL 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	62
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	29
Retired	26
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Construction	14
Transport and storage	12
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	5,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwood Primary School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	2out of 4	356 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roding Primary School Hewett Road , RM8 2XS	3out of 4	470 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School Bowes Road , RM8 2XJ	- not rated	498 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Valence Primary School Bonham Road , RM8 3AR	3out of 4	701 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	1,635 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	1,646 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	2,030 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	2,323 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,470 yd	Community 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	3,478 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	466 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	2,388 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,528 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,090 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,138 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	824 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,395 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	1,677 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,873 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	2,384 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Breakfast Cafe	78 Wood Lane	181 yd
Castle Point Catering	163 Bennetts Castle Lane	513 yd
Wolf	242 Bennetts Castle Lane	568 yd
Tulip Tree Tearoom	Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue	840 yd
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	859 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane		226 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue		968 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fu Min	96 Wood Lane	1 yd
Seahorse Fish & Chips Shop	98 Wood Lane	1 yd
Grill Villa Dagenham Ltd	9 Porters Avenue	90 yd
Tee's Shop	5 Porters Avenue	90 yd
Immz's Pizza and Kebab	14 Porters Avenue	149 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane		859 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsley Hall PARSLOES AVENUE		122 yd
Sydney Russell Leisure Centre PARSLOES AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	380 yd
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School BOWES ROAD	grass pitches	583 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		777 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	813 yd
Future Youth Zone 201-225 201-225 PORTERS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	903 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	1,029 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	82.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	82.8%

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	17.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	218.3 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	20.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 5SL