Chequers Lane, Dagenham, RM9 6LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RM9 6LA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% 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	51.5%	52.4%	0.9%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	48.5%	47.6%	-0.9%	49.0%	-1.4%

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 6LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.5% 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	39.3%	42.5%	3.2%	37.9%	4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40.6%	40%	-0.6%	44.2%	-4.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	5.2%	3.9%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.4%	9.2%	-1.2%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.8%) 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	48%	62.9%	14.9%	48.4%	14.5%
Good health	37%	22.9%	-14.1%	33.6%	-10.7%
Fair health	10.1%	10.5%	0.4%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.2%	3.1%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	25%	17.1%	-7.9%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	16.8%	1.2%	9.6%	7.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.4%	17.6%	-3.8%	13.4%	4.2%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	13.5%	6.0%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	19.5%	28.7%	9.2%	33.8%	-5.1%
Other	9.1%	2.5%	-6.6%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.5% 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	2.1%	7%	4.9%	1.1%	5.9%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	1.6%	3.3%	1.7%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	28.5%	23.8%	-4.7%	2.5%	21.3%
Black Caribbean	3%	4.9%	1.9%	1.0%	3.9%
Other Black	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1%	-2.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	56.8%	47.5%	-9.3%	81.4%	-33.9%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0%	2%	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	0.2%	2.5%	2.3%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.3% 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	69%	66.3%	-2.7%	83.2%	-16.9%
European Union	6.4%	7.8%	1.4%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	19.5%	14.7%	-4.8%	2.7%	12.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	6.7%	4.9%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68%	65.8%	-2.2%	83.2%	-17.4%
10+ Years	5.5%	21.2%	15.7%	9.8%	11.4%
5-10 Years	3.9%	6.2%	2.3%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	11.3%	4.5%	-6.8%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	2.3%	-9.0%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.3%	76.7%	-12.4%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	12.7%	13.5%	-0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.8%	37.2%	-17.4%
Christian	49%	46.2%	2.8%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	23.1%	6.5%	16.6%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Chequers Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chequers Lane was 477.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 286.5% higher than the Beam average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chequers Lane has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Beam and the 20th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 180.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 10.2%.

🔎 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. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in RM9 6LA, 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Chequers Lane are based on 10 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 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, RM9 6LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for RM9 6LA

Average Price
£206,717

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£236,344

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£117,836

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chequers Lane

Average Price
£2,015,217

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£271,815

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£126,727

Other
£3,787,636

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chequers LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£62,000	2004-01-07	£126,727
6 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2002-08-01	£199,185
7 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2002-03-27	£320,338
2A Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2002-03-08	£226,121
7 Chequers Lane, Dagenham, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	1999-10-21	£341,613

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RM9 6LA

Employment

RM9 6LA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 6LA 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	101
Self-Employed	50
Part-Time Employee	44
Looking after home or family	41
Student (economically inactive)	32
Retired	27
Unemployed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Other	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Construction	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	21
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	7
Other	5
Manufacturing	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Goresbrook Road , RM9 6UU	3out of 4	142 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marsh Green Primary School South Close , RM10 9NJ	3out of 4	436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Arnold Primary School Rowdowns Road , RM9 6NH	3out of 4	641 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Godwin Primary School Finnymore Road , RM9 6JH	3out of 4	926 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Village Infants' School Ford Road , RM10 9JS	3out of 4	972 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dagenham Park CofE School School Road , RM10 9QH	3out of 4	796 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	1,514 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,454 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Elutec Yew Tree Avenue , Rainham Rd South RM10 7FN	2out of 4	2,620 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brittons Academy Ford Lane , RM13 7BB	2out of 4	3,215 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	4,073 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	1,192 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	2,312 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbrook School Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR	2out of 4	2,735 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	4,429 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,433 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	740 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	1out of 4	2,436 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity School Heathway , RM10 7SJ	4out of 4	2,576 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	2,913 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
5G Burger	2 Chequers Parade, Ripple Road	104 yd
TBC DESSERTS	18 Goresbrook Road	112 yd
Sure Deal African Restaurant	7 Chequers Parade, Ripple Road	114 yd
Vida & Sons Bistro	10 Goresbrook Road	146 yd
Balti Cottage	18-20 Goresbrook Road	146 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
ME 'N' O'Briens	26-28 Goresbrook Road		146 yd
Mecca Bingo Club	Cook Road		931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frying Pan	25 Goresbrook Road	167 yd
Good Friend	31 Goresbrook Road	167 yd
Express Chicken	7 Goresbrook Road	167 yd
K.F.C.	Unit 6, Merrielands Retail Park, Merrielands Crescent	189 yd
Bambino City	Unit 4, Bygraves House, Merrielands Crescent	229 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, Merrielands Retail Par, Merrielands Crescent	201 yd
Asda	Merrielands Crescent	201 yd
Iceland	258-262 Heathway	814 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dagenham Park Leisure Centre School Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	720 yd
William Ford C Of E School Ford Road	grass pitches	816 yd
Old Dagenham Park Siviter Way	cycling, grass pitches, tennis courts	915 yd
The Gym (Dagenham) Cook Road	health and fitness suite	931 yd
Goresbrook Park Lloyd Road	grass pitches	1,034 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of RM9 6LA