Housing in RM8 1FF
What the homes in RM8 1FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree Heath
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
RM8 1FFDagenham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (55.2%). Flats make up 22%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.7% of households in the RM8 1FF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 10.1% own outright and 50.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.4%1%
- Private rented11.6%20.5%
- Social rented22.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 16.4% 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 (44.5%). 55% 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 RM8 1FF (Becontree Heath) (about 1,921 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.