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On Wood Lane, in Becontree Heath
What it's like at RM9 5TB: every home that has sold on Wood 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.
3 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 Wood 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.
3 of the 63 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 284, Wood LaneSemi-detached | May 2011 | £160,000 | 81 m² | £1,975/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286, Wood LaneTerraced | Nov 1996 | £49,500 | 83 m² | £596/m² | 1 |
| 288, Wood LaneTerraced | Jun 1996 | £46,000 | 88 m² | £523/m² | 1 |
| 290, Wood LaneFlat | Jan 2015 | £133,000 | 22 m² | £6,045/m² | 1 |
| 290a, Wood LaneFlat | May 2013 | £108,000 | 45 m² | £2,400/m² | 1 |
| 294, Wood LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £395,000 | 84 m² | £4,702/m² | 2 |
| 296a, Wood LaneFlat | Apr 2026 | £210,000 | 44 m² | £4,773/m² | 2 |
| 298, Wood LaneTerraced | Apr 2019 | £280,000 | 70 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 300, Wood LaneTerraced | Oct 2019 | £285,000 | 71 m² | £4,014/m² | 1 |
| 302, Wood LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £300,000 | 81 m² | £3,704/m² | 2 |
| 306, Wood LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2006 | £249,000 | 137 m² | £1,818/m² | 2 |
| 308, Wood LaneSemi-detached | May 1999 | £49,950 | 142 m² | £352/m² | 1 |
| 314, Wood LaneTerraced | Jan 2004 | £177,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 322, Wood LaneTerraced | May 2026 | £423,000 | 84 m² | £5,036/m² | 3 |
| 326, Wood LaneTerraced | Jun 2025 | £382,000 | 75 m² | £5,093/m² | 3 |
The nearest station is Dagenham Heathway Underground station, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km). The nearest rail station is Chadwell Heath, 1.8 km away, with 4.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Five Elms School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, EL2); 106 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 18% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 20 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Five Elms Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Warren Junior School (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is All Saints Catholic School and Technology College, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 56.1 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Sydney Russell School (1.6 km) and The Warren School (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (5.7 km) and Woodford County High School (10 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrisons, 500 m away, with La Romanesque closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Five Elms Health Centre (250 m), with Brooks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hair Pros is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen's Hospital, 2.6 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
5 Elms Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Three Travellers the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 83 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 80% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Valence Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Becontree Heath Leisure Centre (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 9.0 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 37 km.
36 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.
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%.
25 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 5TB →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 21% 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" Wood Lane in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 52 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 38 min
Nearest: Phantom Peak · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.