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Pubs 99 Restaurants 1,191 Banks 12 Shops 1,681 Supermarkets 129 Takeaways 668 Cinemas 10 Attractions 196 Business services 66 Education 459 Health and beauty 788 Home improvement 264 Leisure 20 Property services 103




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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtRM8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.9 miWheelers Lakelake · 2.1 miDagenham Breachwater · 1.7 miBarking Reachtidal water · 1.8 miLong Reachtidal water · 1.9 miTripcock Nessheadland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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
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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