Local servicesHospitalBarking Community Hospital Cdc1.2 miGP surgeryDr Bk Jaiswal's Practice49 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHedgemans Pharmacy35 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi65 schools42 primary, 8 secondary, 6 all-through, 8 special, 1 otherPrimaryThe James Cambell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 602 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRoding Primary Schoolages 3-11, 892 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJo Richardson Community Schoolages 11-19, 1,696 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of East London3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY3.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationDagenham Dock1.3 miUndergroundBecontree Underground StationDagenhamunder a mileBus stationBus StationLakeside7.5 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth1.7 miBus stops103 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,398 residentsin the Becontree South census areaMedian age 34.33,254 households41% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright37% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,002 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, construction 16%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 39% go by car, 36% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C591 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 27 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesParsloes Parkpark · under a mile · 59 haMayesbrook Parkpark · under a mile · 44 haCastle Greenpark · under a mile · 10 haGale Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haBasement of 497-505sports ground · within reachKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202321 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 16 · PM2.5 9.2 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,192 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
