Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, RM9 6BX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM9 6BX has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	47.4%	49%	1.6%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	52.6%	51%	-1.6%	49.0%	2.0%

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	37.8%	40.1%	2.3%	37.9%	2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	41.2%	41.4%	0.2%	44.2%	-2.8%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.9%	5.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	7.2%	8.2%	1.0%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	6.5%	5%	-1.5%	6.1%	-1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.9%	49.9%	-9.0%	48.4%	1.5%
Good health	26.6%	31%	4.4%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	9.8%	14.7%	4.9%	12.7%	2.0%
Bad health	4%	3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.6%	19.1%	-1.5%	18.2%	0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.4%	13.2%	-1.2%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	11.6%	-6.3%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	13.8%	4.2%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	25.4%	33.2%	7.8%	33.8%	-0.6%
Other	9.3%	5.3%	-4.0%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.9% 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	1.5%	11.2%	9.7%	1.1%	10.1%
Chinese	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	3.5%	3.2%	2.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	8.3%	4.9%	-3.4%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	36.3%	24.8%	-11.5%	2.5%	22.3%
Black Caribbean	3.8%	7.3%	3.5%	1.0%	6.3%
Other Black	1%	3.5%	2.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	42.9%	37.9%	-5.0%	81.4%	-43.5%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.3% 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	54.4%	56.3%	1.9%	83.2%	-26.9%
European Union	7.3%	9.8%	2.5%	6.1%	3.7%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	3%	0.7%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	24.8%	14.9%	-9.9%	2.7%	12.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	11.4%	3.1%	5.6%	5.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	4%	1.0%	1.3%	2.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.4%	56.4%	3.0%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	4.3%	30.5%	26.2%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	6.5%	6.1%	-0.4%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	19.5%	4%	-15.5%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	3%	-13.3%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	5.2%	0.3%	4.9%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.6%	37.2%	-20.6%
Christian	55.5%	46.2%	9.3%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Muslim	22.6%	6.5%	16.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9%

Safety

Is Hedgemans Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hedgemans Road was 129.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.8% lower than the Barking Riverside average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hedgemans Road has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Barking Riverside and the 140th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 81.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 54.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,100

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in RM9 6BX, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Hedgemans Road are based on 327 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 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, RM9 6BX

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 6BX

Average Price
£380,091

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£367,929

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£793,613

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hedgemans Road

Average Price
£375,252

Semi-Detached
£422,514

Terraced
£372,915

Detached
£395,507

Flats/Maisonettes
£182,382

Other
£636,666

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hedgemans Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
352 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-09-08	£459,729
330A Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£800,000	2023-06-26	£853,493
316 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2022-10-19	£360,782
320 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-06-01	£383,696
318 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2022-05-23	£398,669

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 6BX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in RM9 6BX 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	87
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	34
Looking after home or family	26
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	14

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Administrative and support service activities	22
Construction	17
Transport and storage	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Education	8
Manufacturing	8
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	5,219 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The James Cambell Primary School Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD	3out of 4	460 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Godwin Primary School Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH	3out of 4	643 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	1,113 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monteagle Primary School Burnham Road , RM9 4RB	3out of 4	1,214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	831 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	1,982 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,254 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,381 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,918 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	4,142 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	841 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	1,122 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,866 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,094 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,382 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	341 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	900 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,445 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	2,102 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	2,373 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
D&D Hill Cafe	507 Gale Street	363 yd
Keith Davis Cue Sports Club	497-505 Gale Street	363 yd
Hollywood Bowl Dagenham	Dagenham Leisure Park, Cook Road	792 yd
Goals Soccer Centre	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Cook Road	792 yd
Vue Cinema	Vue Cinema, Cook Road	825 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barking Rugby Union Football Club	Gale Street	639 yd
Mecca Bingo Club	Cook Road	825 yd
Scrattons Community Association Ltd	Scrattons Community Association Ltd, Morrison Road	1,048 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Fish Bar	446 Hedgemans Road	246 yd
Angies Cafe and Kebab Ltd	505 Gale Street	363 yd
Hong Kong House	6 Woodward Road	420 yd
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	20 Woodward Road	446 yd
Popeye's Fish & Chicken	488 Gale Street	482 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Welcome	513b Gale Street		363 yd
Morrisons Daily	16 Woodward Road		431 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Body Factory HEDGEMANS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	290 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	641 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Dagenham) GOALS SOCCER CENTRES GOALS SOCCER CENTRES COOK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	714 yd
Goresbrook Leisure Centre (Closed) Ripple Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	788 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	797 yd
Goresbrook School COOK ROAD		810 yd
The Gym (Dagenham) Cook Road	health and fitness suite	833 yd
Castle Green CASTLE GREEN CASTLE GREEN GALE STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	839 yd
Barking Rugby Football Club Gale Street	grass pitches	889 yd
Future Youth Zone 201-225 201-225 PORTERS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	1,005 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 6BX