Demographics report

Demographics near RM5 2DD

Census profile

Demographics around RM5 2DD

Census 2021 · Barking and Dagenham 001

Population8,281usual residents in matched Census geography

Density3,831people per sq km

Median age33matched Census area

Households—Census household count

Benchmarks

How this postcode compares

Precomputed Census benchmarks; city average is shown only for major UK cities.

MeasurePostcode areaAverage for LondonAverage for England

Main ethnic groupWhite

Postcode area59%Average for London55%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite other, black african, asian pakistani

Postcode area27%Average for London25.5%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area47.1%Average for London41.2%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area3,831Average for London8,644Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area57.5%Average for London66.3%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area43.1%Average for London47.2%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area70.5%Average for London71.8%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Barking and Dagenham 001A

3/ 10

Bottom 30% in England

This small area sits on the more pressured side of the official England neighbourhood wellbeing ranking.

IncomeDecile 2

Major pressure

JobsDecile 2

Major pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 3

Elevated pressure

EducationDecile 3

Elevated pressure

CrimeDecile 3

Elevated pressure

HealthDecile 3

Elevated pressure

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population8,281matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age33Census area median

Owned43.1%household tenure

Private rent14.5%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White59%

Asian16.9%

Black16%

Mixed6.4%

Other1.6%

Detailed mix

white british46.4%

white other11.1%

black african10.8%

asian pakistani5.1%

asian bangladeshi4.8%

asian indian4%

black caribbean3.4%

asian other3%

Born: uk70.5%

Born: no passport11%

Born: romania4.5%

Born: lithuania1.5%

Born: poland1.4%

Religion

Religion profile around RM5 2DD

Census 2021 · Barking and Dagenham 001

Largest groupChristian47.1% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian47.1%

No religion21.9%

Muslim19.4%

Religion not stated5.1%

Hindu3.2%

Sikh2.1%

Jewish0.4%

Other religion0.4%

Buddhist0.3%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Bottom 17% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

28/100

Income

11/100

Employment

54/100

Education

55/100

Health

22/100

Housing access

22/100

Property

47/100

Insight

What the profile means

Use deprivation for within-nation context only. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland publish different measures, methods, and release years.

Decile 3/10 in England for the small area around this postcode.
15% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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