Housing in RM6 5PR
What the homes in RM6 5PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Marks Gate
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,837 (2024)
RM6 5PRRomford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.9%). Flats make up 49.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.1% of households in the RM6 5PR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.8% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented17.1%20.5%
- Social rented50.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.7%). 36.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Barking and Dagenham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barking and Dagenham (August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM6 5PR (Marks Gate) (about 1,837 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.