Wood Lane, Dagenham, RM9 5SR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM9 5SR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.9%	51.5%	-2.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	46.1%	48.5%	2.4%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	31.1%	41.9%	10.8%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.3%	37.9%	-6.4%	44.2%	-6.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.1%	3.2%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	9.4%	9.9%	0.5%	9.1%	0.8%
Widowed	10.2%	6.3%	-3.9%	6.1%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.3%	44.7%	0.4%	48.4%	-3.7%
Good health	37.5%	36.2%	-1.3%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	12.1%	14.6%	2.5%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	5.3%	3.3%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	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	34%	25.7%	-8.3%	18.2%	7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	8.7%	-6.6%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	14.2%	-2.4%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.5%	3.4%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	12.6%	1.5%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	13.2%	28.5%	15.3%	33.8%	-5.3%
Other	7.7%	4.7%	-3.0%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.2% 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	1.9%	6.3%	4.4%	1.1%	5.2%
Chinese	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	2.7%	1.8%
Other Asian	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	13%	12.1%	-0.9%	2.5%	9.6%
Black Caribbean	5%	5.1%	0.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	71.2%	59.2%	-12.0%	81.4%	-22.2%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.9%	3%	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.5% 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	73.7%	64.5%	-9.2%	83.2%	-18.7%
European Union	8.4%	15.1%	6.7%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	5.7%	3.5%	0.8%	4.9%
Africa	9%	7.8%	-1.2%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	5%	5.1%	0.1%	5.6%	-0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.1%	64.7%	-7.4%	83.2%	-18.5%
10+ Years	0%	18.4%	18.4%	9.8%	8.6%
5-10 Years	4.6%	10.9%	6.3%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	16.4%	1.2%	-15.2%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	13.8%	13.5%	0.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	51.5%	46.2%	5.3%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	13%	6.5%	6.5%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Wood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Lane was 67.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.1% lower than the Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Lane has the 28th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Heath and the 201st lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.2%.

🔎 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 5SR, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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) - 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 5SR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 5SR

Average Price
£383,472

Semi-Detached
£454,002

Terraced
£371,717

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
148 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-01-29	£365,579
154 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£395,000	2020-02-14	£479,225
130 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2019-04-15	£426,107
154 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2012-10-03	£577,007
138 Wood Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£163,000	2009-11-04	£387,034

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 5SR

Employment

RM9 5SR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	65
Self-Employed	43
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	35
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	13
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	16
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	8
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwood Primary School Keppel Road , RM9 5LT	2out of 4	193 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Valence Primary School Bonham Road , RM8 3AR	3out of 4	638 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roding Primary School Hewett Road , RM8 2XS	3out of 4	686 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School Bowes Road , RM8 2XJ	- not rated	736 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Connor Road , RM9 5UL	3out of 4	794 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	1,428 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	1,714 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT	3out of 4	1,808 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	2,424 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chadwell Heath Academy Christie Gardens , Chadwell Heath RM6 4RS	4out of 4	2,581 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,231 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	496 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,292 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	2,458 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,295 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,383 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	1,068 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,154 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Noor Primary School 619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP	- not rated	1,790 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,955 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	2,407 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	427 yd
5 Elm's Cafe	309 Wood Lane	616 yd
Castle Point Catering	163 Bennetts Castle Lane	694 yd
Osborne Centre	Osborne Square	738 yd
Tulip Tree Tearoom	Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue	767 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cherry Tree Ph	Wood Lane		56 yd
Royal British Legion Club	541 Becontree Avenue		848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fu Min	96 Wood Lane	248 yd
Seahorse Fish & Chips Shop	98 Wood Lane	248 yd
Grill Villa Dagenham Ltd	9 Porters Avenue	336 yd
Tee's Shop	5 Porters Avenue	336 yd
Immz's Pizza and Kebab	14 Porters Avenue	396 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative	265-267 Wood Lane		616 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsley Hall PARSLOES AVENUE		303 yd
Sydney Russell Leisure Centre PARSLOES AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	479 yd
Valence Park GRAFTON ROAD	grass pitches	647 yd
Valence Primary School - Bonham Site BONHAM ROAD		747 yd
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School BOWES ROAD	grass pitches	829 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		936 yd
Trinity School HEATHWAY	swimming pool	1,032 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	1,037 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	189.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	26 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 5SR