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Buying at RM10 8QL

Before you offer on a home at RM10 8QL: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £310k. In Dagenham North.

1 to check3 clear£310k typical on Powell Gardens

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO Article 4).
Note
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
Note
Busy road: A1112, 930 m awayAbout 20,652 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£310ktypical sale on Powell Gardens, last 10 years

£4,805typical price per m² in Dagenham North

£3,820–£6,190per m² for homes at RM10 8QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,805 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £432k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Dagenham North

Dagenham North

+60% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Semi-detached	6	£390k	£350k – £460k
Terraced	84	£385k	£205k – £605k
Flat	12	£220k	£100k – £260k

Standard sales in Dagenham North. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Powell Gardens in the last two years

102sales in Dagenham North in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RM10 8QL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Powell GardensTerraced	£325,000, Feb 2022	59 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Powell GardensSemi-detached	£154,000, Mar 2004	–	Buyer's report →
7, Powell GardensTerraced	£163,000, Dec 2012	61 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Powell GardensTerraced	£160,000, Nov 2006	64 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Powell GardensTerraced	£275,000, Jun 2016	72 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Powell GardensTerraced	£170,000, Jul 2013	–	Buyer's report →
22, Powell GardensTerraced	£284,000, Nov 2017	60 m²	Buyer's report →
24, Powell GardensTerraced	£310,000, Feb 2017	64 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Powell GardensTerraced	£177,000, Nov 2007	60 m²	Buyer's report →
28, Powell GardensSemi-detached

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Buying at RM10 8QL

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £310k. In Dagenham North.

1 to check3 clear£310k typical on Powell Gardens

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (HMO Article 4).

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A1112, 930 m awayAbout 20,652 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£310ktypical sale on Powell Gardens, last 10 years

£4,805typical price per m² in Dagenham North

£3,820–£6,190per m² for homes at RM10 8QL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,805 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £432k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Dagenham North, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£228k	£203k	£1,250 a month	6.6%
2 beds	£373k	£352k	£1,650 a month	5.3%
3 beds	£407k	£384k	£1,900 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£478k	£415k	£2,430 a month	6.1%
All homes	£386k	£357k	£1,680 a month	5.2%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places