RM10 9BX Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

RM10 9BX is a postcode in Beam, Barking and Dagenham, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near RM10 9BX, then scores the surrounding small area 35/100 - bottom 12% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around RM10 9BX are schools and education and property market signals, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for RM10 9BX is based on Barking and Dagenham 014 Census 2021. It covers 8,225 residents, 6,042 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 33, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 31% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 47% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near RM10 9BX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the RM10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £370k from 65 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near RM10 9BX can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

Near RM10 9BX, LocaleIQ matches 12 kids clubs or activities, including swimming (4), sports (1), 7 other local activities. Closest examples include Football Fun & Development in Dagenham (5 – 12 Years) (at Castle Green Leisure Centre , Gale Street, Dagenham, UK, ages 5-12, 1.9 km) and Family Swimming Fri 10:00 (at Becontree Heath Leisure Centre, all ages, 2.5 km). 12 with booking/provider links. Check the provider page before attending.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near RM10 9BX by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around RM10 9BX is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 33 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.