Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 6JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RM9 6JB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.9%	50.6%	-2.3%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47.1%	49.4%	2.3%	49.0%	0.4%

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	45.7%	39.8%	-5.9%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	31.3%	43.2%	11.9%	44.2%	-1.0%
Separated	3%	3.5%	0.5%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	14.8%	11.2%	-3.6%	9.1%	2.1%
Widowed	5.2%	2.3%	-2.9%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	51%	47.9%	-3.1%	48.4%	-0.5%
Good health	31.5%	33.5%	2.0%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	11.5%	11.9%	0.4%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.3%

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	32.6%	26.6%	-6.0%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	8.1%	-9.3%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	12.7%	-3.4%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	15.4%	6.3%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	29.3%	14.5%	33.8%	-4.5%
Other	8.3%	4.2%	-4.1%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.2% 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	2.9%	11.7%	8.8%	1.1%	10.6%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.6%	3.6%	3.0%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	4.5%	3.3%	-1.2%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	9.2%	8.1%	-1.1%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	3.9%	0.4%	0.9%	3.0%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	71%	57.2%	-13.8%	81.4%	-24.2%
Arab	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	77.1%	57.9%	-19.2%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	5.7%	17.1%	11.4%	6.1%	11.0%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	6.7%	5.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.4%	13.7%	7.3%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.5%	58.5%	-17.0%	83.2%	-24.7%
10+ Years	1.3%	23.4%	22.1%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	2.9%	9.2%	6.3%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	8.6%	6.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	11.8%	2.5%	-9.3%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	76.7%	-7.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Lithuania	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4.9%	1.2%	3.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.2%	37.2%	-10.0%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	20.2%	6.5%	13.7%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Walfrey Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Walfrey Gardens was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Barking Riverside average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.8%.

🔎 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 6JB, 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 Walfrey Gardens are based on 38 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 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, RM9 6JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 6JB

Average Price
£316,645

Semi-Detached
£352,927

Terraced
£337,396

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,878

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Walfrey Gardens

Average Price
£327,720

Semi-Detached
£320,859

Terraced
£343,330

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£168,079

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Walfrey GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£82,000	2024-08-02	£93,055
24 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£329,000	2021-06-24	£389,286
23 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-03-05	£368,134
12 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£186,000	2019-10-11	£214,261
35 Walfrey Gardens, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2019-06-07	£313,314

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 6JB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	26
Retired	22
Looking after home or family	19
Other	17
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Construction	20
Administrative and support service activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Education	9
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Other	2
Information and communication	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	236 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	640 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parsloes Primary School Spurling Road , RM9 5RH	3out of 4	691 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The James Cambell Primary School Langley Crescent , RM9 6TD	3out of 4	843 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,152 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	1,504 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,643 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,643 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Robert Clack School Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU	3out of 4	2,753 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	3,739 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	1,010 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	1,173 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,428 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	3,606 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	3,867 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	705 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	801 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,777 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	1,807 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	2,631 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	673 yd
Subway	263 Heathway	730 yd
Parsloes Park Hub	1 Terrace Walk	735 yd
Vue Cinema	Vue Cinema, Cook Road	845 yd
D&D Hill Cafe	507 Gale Street	872 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Denman PH	Lord Denman Ph, 270-272 Heathway	736 yd
Mecca Bingo Club	Cook Road	845 yd
ME 'N' O'Briens	26-28 Goresbrook Road	1,010 yd
Barking Rugby Union Football Club	Gale Street	1,045 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heathway Yum Yum	Heathway Cash & Carry, 235-241 Heathway	648 yd
Deans Peri Peri	3 Station Parade, Heathway	673 yd
Best Fish Bar Ltd	7 Station Parade, Heathway	673 yd
Angels Bakery	269 Heathway	707 yd
Dominos Pizza	301 Heathway	730 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	699 yd
Lidl UK GmbH	Unit A, 258-262 Heathway	736 yd
Tesco	228 Heathway	736 yd
Co-op Welcome	513b Gale Street	872 yd
Morrisons Daily	16 Woodward Road	948 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	281 yd
Parsloes Park Parsloes Avenue	grass pitches	610 yd
The Body Factory HEDGEMANS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	807 yd
The Gym (Dagenham) Cook Road	health and fitness suite	854 yd
Peak Fitness (Closed) Rear of 5-7 Rear of 5-7 Reede Road	health and fitness suite	877 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Dagenham) GOALS SOCCER CENTRES GOALS SOCCER CENTRES COOK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	918 yd
Goresbrook Leisure Centre (Closed) Ripple Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,030 yd
Goresbrook School COOK ROAD		1,042 yd
Fanshawe Hall FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE FANSHAWE COMMUNITY CENTRE BARNMEAD ROAD		1,076 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	172.6 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	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RM9 6JB