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On Grafton Road, in Becontree East
What it's like at RM8 3EP: every home that has sold on Grafton 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Grafton 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.
12 of the 140 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Grafton RoadTerraced | Oct 2008 | £158,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Grafton RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £345,000 | 77 m² | £4,481/m² | 1 |
| 3, Grafton RoadTerraced | May 2012 | £160,000 | 74 m² | £2,162/m² | 2 |
| 4, Grafton RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2003 | £144,225 | 87 m² | £1,658/m² | 1 |
| 6, Grafton RoadTerraced | Jun 2005 | £154,000 | 78 m² | £1,974/m² | 1 |
| 9, Grafton RoadTerraced | Sept 2002 | £123,000 | 74 m² | £1,662/m² | 2 |
| 11, Grafton RoadTerraced | Aug 2019 | £300,000 | 74 m² | £4,054/m² | 4 |
| 13, Grafton RoadTerraced | Sept 2024 | £355,000 | 103 m² | £3,447/m² | 3 |
| 14, Grafton RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £191,000 | 81 m² | £2,358/m² | 1 |
| 15, Grafton RoadTerraced | May 2003 | £142,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Grafton RoadTerraced | Feb 2023 | £395,000 | 71 m² | £5,563/m² | 1 |
| 18, Grafton RoadTerraced | Oct 2001 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Grafton RoadTerraced | Sept 2000 | £84,000 | 74 m² | £1,135/m² | 1 |
| 23, Grafton RoadTerraced | Sept 2024 | £390,000 | 85 m² | £4,588/m² | 2 |
| 24, Grafton RoadTerraced | Nov 2023 | £420,000 | 112 m² | £3,750/m² | 2 |
| 25, Grafton RoadTerraced | Nov 2017 | £332,000 | 82 m² | £4,049/m² | 2 |
| 26, Grafton RoadTerraced | Sept 2001 | £106,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Grafton RoadTerraced | Aug 2014 | £250,000 | 80 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
| 30, Grafton RoadTerraced | Nov 2017 | £330,000 | 80 m² | £4,125/m² | 1 |
| 32, Grafton RoadTerraced | Jan 2018 | £333,000 | 82 m² | £4,061/m² | 1 |
| 33, Grafton RoadTerraced | Oct 2007 | £205,000 | 76 m² | £2,697/m² | 2 |
| 34, Grafton RoadFlat | Jul 2006 | £115,000 | 37 m² | £3,108/m² | 3 |
| 34a, Grafton RoadFlat | Aug 2014 | £115,000 | 41 m² | £2,805/m² | 2 |
| 36, Grafton RoadTerraced | Feb 2016 | £295,000 | 115 m² | £2,565/m² | 1 |
| 37a, Grafton RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £215,000 | 42 m² | £5,119/m² | 2 |
| 39a, Grafton RoadFlat | Mar 2018 | £205,000 | 43 m² | £4,767/m² | 3 |
| 42, Grafton RoadTerraced | Oct 2006 | £165,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 43, Grafton RoadTerraced | Dec 2009 | £146,000 | 75 m² | £1,947/m² | 1 |
| 44, Grafton RoadTerraced | Nov 2007 | £270,000 | 113 m² | £2,389/m² | 5 |
| 47, Grafton RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £159,000 | 75 m² | £2,120/m² | 2 |
| 49, Grafton RoadTerraced | Jan 2003 | £135,000 | 87 m² | £1,552/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Dagenham Heathway Underground station, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km). The nearest rail station is Chadwell Heath, 1.6 km away, with 4.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Boxoll Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, EL2); 75 departures an hour from the 5 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 Five Elms Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 61% 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 Wm Morrisons, 750 m away, with Brooks Pharmacy closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Elms Health Centre (250 m), with Brooks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Tania Smith's Unisex Salon is 700 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 (150 m), and The Cherry Tree Ph the nearest pub (450 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, 350 m away; for exercise, Becontree Heath Leisure Centre (900 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.
33 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 | 120 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.
Barking constituency: Nesil Caliskan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,054 (30.3%), turnout 46%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 12%.
29 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 3EP →
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.
On this street: 0 of 122 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 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.
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Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 37 min
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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 140 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.