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On Bennetts Castle Lane, in Becontree North
What it's like at RM8 3XP: every home that has sold on Bennetts Castle Lane 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 7 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 Bennetts Castle Lane; 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.
9 of the 137 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 156, Bennetts Castle LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2011 | £147,000 | 80 m² | £1,838/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Apr 1998 | £59,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 160, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Mar 2019 | £265,000 | 70 m² | £3,786/m² | 1 |
| 176, Bennetts Castle LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2001 | £83,500 | 71 m² | £1,176/m² | 1 |
| 206, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Jun 2007 | £212,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 214, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Apr 2008 | £172,000 | 90 m² | £1,911/m² | 2 |
| 216, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Aug 1999 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 218, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Oct 1998 | £57,000 | 72 m² | £792/m² | 1 |
| 220, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Aug 1998 | £52,000 | 64 m² | £813/m² | 1 |
| 222, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Nov 2008 | £165,000 | 72 m² | £2,292/m² | 1 |
| 228, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Feb 2026 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 234a, Bennetts Castle LaneTerraced | Nov 2020 | £300,000 | 40 m² | £7,500/m² | 1 |
| Bethel Christian Centre, Bennetts Castle LaneOther | Jan 2023 | £620,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Lindisfarne Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (route 364); 152 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 21% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The St Teresa Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Sydney Russell School (1.4 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Sydney Russell School, 750 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 (1.7 km) and The Warren School (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (4.9 km) and Woodford County High School (9.1 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is ASDA Express Dagenham, Becontree Avenue PFS, 500 m away, with Bennets Castle General Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Sz Haider'S Practice (350 m), with Hannigan the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Tania Smith's Unisex Salon is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is King George Hospital, 2.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Wolf is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Cherry Tree Ph the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (25 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 77% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Valence Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Jim Peters Stadium (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
35 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.
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%.
40 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 3XP →
For holidays, London City is 8.2 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Most households own their home, 25% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bennetts Castle Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 39 min
Nearest: Phantom Peak · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 104 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 | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.1% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.9% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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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