Latitude: 51.5513 / 51°33'4"N
Longitude: 0.1111 / 0°6'39"E
OS Eastings: 546464
OS Northings: 185718
OS Grid: TQ464857
Mapcode National: GBR Q2.W4T
Mapcode Global: VHHNC.W82L
Plus Code: 9F32H426+GC
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01bn32
What Three Birds: gannet.diver.peregrine
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RM8 2AR is a primarily residential postcode in Barking and Dagenham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and C.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £133,302 to £1,291,922 with an average of £273,911.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
65% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £900 to £5,100 with an average of £3,000. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Site for ATM.
RM8 2AR is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust.
RM8 2AR is approximately 11m (36ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in RM8 2AR
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RM8 2AR
4b1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Asian Terraces and Flats
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RM8 2AR
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near RM8 2AR include Aldi, Asda, Costcutter, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of RM8 2AR are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
London Borough
Barking and Dagenham Borough Council
Ward
Becontree
Councillors
Muhammad Saleem (Labour)
Evelyn Carpenter (Labour)
Edna Fergus (Labour)
London Assembly
London Assembly constituency
City and East
Assembly Member
Unmesh Desai (Labour)
The London Assembly also has eleven London-wide members elected via the d'Hondt (party list) system. These are not shown here.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Barking
MP
Dame Margaret Hodge (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RM8 2AR.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RM8 2AR.
Mayespark Primary School
Goodmayes Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, IG3 9PX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Dorothy Barley Infants' School
Davington Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2LL
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Bowes Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 2XJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 9AG
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5QT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 18
Outstanding
Ark Isaac Newton Academy
1 Cricklefield Place, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1FY
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 18
Outstanding
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Aldborough Road South, Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8EU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street, Castle Green, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 4UN
Community School
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Chadwell Heath Academy
Christie Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex, RM6 4RS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.