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On Valence Wood Road, in Becontree East
What it's like at RM8 3AJ: every home that has sold on Valence Wood Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
8 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Valence Wood Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
11 of the 149 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 104, Valence Wood RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2019 | £315,000 | 77 m² | £4,091/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | May 2025 | £385,000 | 74 m² | £5,203/m² | 1 |
| 108, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jan 2020 | £290,000 | 76 m² | £3,816/m² | 1 |
| 110, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Oct 2020 | £319,000 | 91 m² | £3,505/m² | 2 |
| 112, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Dec 2020 | £315,000 | 75 m² | £4,200/m² | 1 |
| 114, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £430,000 | 91 m² | £4,725/m² | 3 |
| 116, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Mar 2019 | £325,000 | 83 m² | £3,916/m² | 2 |
| 123, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jul 2019 | £520,000 | 139 m² | £3,741/m² | 2 |
| 127, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Aug 2002 | £109,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 128, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jun 2020 | £300,000 | 72 m² | £4,167/m² | 2 |
| 129, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Sept 2003 | £132,500 | 63 m² | £2,103/m² | 1 |
| 130, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £350,000 | 70 m² | £5,000/m² | 3 |
| 131, Valence Wood RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £300,000 | 65 m² | £4,615/m² | 2 |
| 133, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Feb 1999 | £41,000 | 63 m² | £651/m² | 1 |
| 135, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Feb 2019 | £265,000 | 63 m² | £4,206/m² | 3 |
| 136, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Feb 2008 | £183,000 | 70 m² | £2,614/m² | 2 |
| 141, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Aug 2007 | £178,500 | 64 m² | £2,789/m² | 2 |
| 142, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £157,000 | 71 m² | £2,211/m² | 1 |
| 143, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Mar 2007 | £174,000 | 65 m² | £2,677/m² | 2 |
| 144a, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Dec 1998 | £29,000 | 40 m² | £725/m² | 1 |
| 145, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Oct 2015 | £252,500 | 62 m² | £4,073/m² | 2 |
| 148, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Nov 1995 | £44,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 151, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Aug 2022 | £220,000 | 52 m² | £4,231/m² | 3 |
| 153, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Jul 2002 | £79,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 155, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Nov 2020 | £237,500 | 51 m² | £4,657/m² | 3 |
| 163, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Nov 2004 | £114,995 | 53 m² | £2,170/m² | 1 |
| 173, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Sept 2019 | £284,500 | 61 m² | £4,664/m² | 2 |
| 175, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | Jul 2015 | £256,000 | 69 m² | £3,710/m² | 3 |
| 179a, Valence Wood RoadFlat | Jun 2010 | £82,000 | 35 m² | £2,343/m² | 1 |
| 185, Valence Wood RoadTerraced | May 1997 | £55,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 187, Valence Wood RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2004 | £170,000 | 112 m² | £1,518/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is Chadwell Heath, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 4.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stratford (London).
The nearest bus stop is Boxoll Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, EL2); 60 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 22% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Grafton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Sydney Russell School (0.5 km).
The nearest secondary is The Sydney Russell School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 51.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Saints Catholic School and Technology College (1.5 km) and Jo Richardson Community School (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (6 km) and Woodford County High School (10.2 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is ASDA Express Dagenham, Becontree Avenue PFS, 700 m away, with Brooks Pharmacy closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Elms Health Centre (400 m), with Brooks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Tania Smith's Unisex Salon is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 3.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
5 Elms Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Royal British Legion Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 88% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Valence Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Becontree Heath Leisure Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 8.0 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 38 km.
39 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Dagenham and Rainham constituency: Margaret Mullane MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,173 (18.5%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Reform UK 24%, Conservative 18%, Green Party 11%.
27 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near RM8 3AJ →
On this street: 1 of 120 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.4% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.5% | 6.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 149 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 37 min
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