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Thames View
What it's like at RM9 4UN: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; 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.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Becontree Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (800 m). The nearest rail station is Dagenham Dock, 1.6 km away, with 425k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Gale Street / Goresbrook Leisure Centre, 200 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 173, 287, 687); 38 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 26% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Goresbrook School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Thames View Infants (0.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Jo Richardson Community School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Riverside School (0.8 km) and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (7.5 km) and Bexley Grammar School (7.9 km).
It's a family area: 28% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bestone, 700 m away, with Barking Rugby Club Clubhouse closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Bk Jaiswal'S Practice (650 m), with Hedgemans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Becontree Barbers is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Newham University Hospital, 5.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Hollywood Bowl Dagenham is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Mecca Bingo Club the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 103 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (52%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 437 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
37 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%.
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 RM9 4UN →
The nearest park is Castle Green, 450 m away; for exercise, The Gym (650 m).
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.2 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 5.0 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 40 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 58.8% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 17.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 24.1% | 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.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 38 min
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