Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, RM9 6HU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding RM9 6HU has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	48%	50%	2.0%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	52%	50%	-2.0%	49.0%	1.0%

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	33.8%	36.4%	2.6%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	51.8%	49.3%	-2.5%	44.2%	5.1%
Separated	3.6%	3.6%	0.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	8.7%	8.9%	0.2%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (85.2%) 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	49.5%	51.5%	2.0%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	31.3%	33.7%	2.4%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	14.2%	12.5%	-1.7%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	4.4%	2%	-2.4%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	33.3%	25.8%	-7.5%	18.2%	7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.9%	9.3%	-8.6%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	17.3%	1.9%	13.4%	3.9%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	2.6%	13.8%	11.2%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	17.9%	28.9%	11.0%	33.8%	-4.9%
Other	10.8%	1.8%	-9.0%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.9% 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	2.2%	7.3%	5.1%	1.1%	6.2%
Chinese	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	1.5%	3%	1.5%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	4.3%	4.3%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	18.2%	15.9%	-2.3%	2.5%	13.4%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	67.6%	61.9%	-5.7%	81.4%	-19.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Arab	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.7% 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	75.6%	64.7%	-10.9%	83.2%	-18.5%
European Union	4.4%	17.7%	13.3%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	13.8%	7.7%	-6.1%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	8.7%	3.6%	5.6%	3.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.6%	64.9%	-10.7%	83.2%	-18.3%
10+ Years	3.3%	21.1%	17.8%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	6.2%	6.4%	0.2%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	5.5%	4.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	9.5%	3%	-6.5%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62%	76.7%	-14.7%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Lithuania	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
Romania	8.3%	0.9%	7.4%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	13.7%	13.5%	0.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.4%	37.2%	-14.8%
Christian	55.8%	46.2%	9.6%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	10.6%	6.5%	4.1%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Hedgemans Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hedgemans Road was 166.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.0% higher than the Alibon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hedgemans Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Alibon and the 105th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 80.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 518.5%.

🔎 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 6HU, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 6HU

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 6HU

Average Price
£402,551

Semi-Detached
£555,982

Terraced
£351,408

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
132 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2012-05-25	£357,468
134 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£205,000	2008-02-05	£401,285
111 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£246,000	2005-09-16	£586,870
134 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£164,500	2004-09-28	£386,265
132 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2004-04-02	£323,929

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 6HU

Employment

RM9 6HU 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 6HU 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	76
Self-Employed	35
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	11
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	14
Construction	13
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Other	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Godwin Primary School Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH	3out of 4	308 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	541 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The James Cambell Primary School Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD	3out of 4	995 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	1,015 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	1,305 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	1,434 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,496 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,641 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,787 yd	Free schools	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	3,587 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	1,140 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	1,154 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,275 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,723 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,961 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	858 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	909 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,672 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,816 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	2,775 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
Snack Bar	9 Station Parade, Heathway	525 yd
Subway	263 Heathway	577 yd
Parsloes Park Hub	1 Terrace Walk	632 yd
Taz Kitchen	93a Broad Street	876 yd
Rosielee Cafe & Restaurant	153 Broad Street	972 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	585 yd
Mecca Bingo Club	Cook Road	974 yd
ME 'N' O'Briens	26-28 Goresbrook Road	1,026 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heathway Yum Yum	Heathway Cash & Carry, 235-241 Heathway	506 yd
Deans Peri Peri	3 Station Parade, Heathway	525 yd
Best Fish Bar Ltd	7 Station Parade, Heathway	525 yd
Angels Bakery	269 Heathway	555 yd
Dominos Pizza	301 Heathway	577 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	585 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	585 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	607 yd
Co-op Welcome	513b Gale Street	994 yd
Morrisons Daily	16 Woodward Road	1,079 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	177 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	594 yd
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	724 yd
The Body Factory HEDGEMANS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	937 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		952 yd
The Gym (Dagenham) Cook Road	health and fitness suite	982 yd
Park Centre RECTORY ROAD	health and fitness suite	986 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	1,021 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Dagenham) GOALS SOCCER CENTRES GOALS SOCCER CENTRES COOK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,066 yd
Dagenham Arena (Closed) Vicarage Road	athletics tracks	1,091 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	92 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 6HU