Demographics report

Demographics near RM9 6FX

Census profile

Demographics around RM9 6FX

Census 2021 · Barking and Dagenham 020

Population8,765usual residents in matched Census geography

Density3,043people per sq km

Median age34matched 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 area38.5%Average for London55%Average for England82.2%

Significant presencewhite british, white other, asian bangladeshi

Postcode area45%Average for London56.3%Average for England

Main religionChristian

Postcode area55.5%Average for London41.2%Average for England

Population densityPeople per sq km

Postcode area3,043Average for London8,644Average for England3,535

Main age bandAged 18 to 64

Postcode area59.9%Average for London66.3%Average for England60.4%

Main tenureOwner-occupied

Postcode area47.3%Average for London47.2%Average for England61.8%

Main country of birthuk

Postcode area61.7%Average for London71.8%Average for England

Official wellbeing index

Neighbourhood wellbeing decile

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Barking and Dagenham 020E

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 3

Elevated pressure

Housing & servicesDecile 3

Elevated pressure

EducationDecile 4

Elevated pressure

HealthDecile 5

Mixed

CrimeDecile 5

Mixed

People & community

Who lives here

Census 2021

Population8,765matched statistical neighbourhood

Median age34Census area median

Owned47.3%household tenure

Private rent30.6%household tenure

Ethnic composition

White38.5%

Asian24.2%

Black29.1%

Mixed4.3%

Other4%

Detailed mix

black african22.6%

white british21.6%

white other15.3%

asian bangladeshi8.1%

asian indian7%

asian pakistani5.7%

black other4.1%

other any3.6%

Born: uk61.7%

Born: no passport9.7%

Born: romania5.5%

Born: lithuania4.5%

Born: nigeria3.2%

Religion

Religion profile around RM9 6FX

Census 2021 · Barking and Dagenham 020

Largest groupChristian55.5% of usual residents in the matched Census area

Christian55.5%

Muslim19.5%

No religion15.7%

Religion not stated5.2%

Sikh1.8%

Hindu1.5%

Buddhist0.4%

Other religion0.4%

Jewish0.1%

Area rating breakdown

How LocaleIQ rates this neighbourhood

Bottom 18% nationally · 8 matched domains

Safety

27/100

Income

11/100

Employment

58/100

Education

52/100

Health

44/100

Housing access

22/100

Property

51/100

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.
31% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.

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