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Housing in RM8 2EE

What the homes in RM8 2EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,250 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.8%). Flats make up 30.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

RM8 2EEEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached21.2%31.5%
Terraced43.8%23%
Purpose-built flat24.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.1% of households in the RM8 2EE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

RM8 2EE
32%
25%
42%
England
  • Owned32.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented24.8%20.5%
  • Social rented41.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM8 2EEEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council32.5%8.3%
From a housing association9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 21.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM8 2EEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 42.1% of households include dependent children.

RM8 2EEEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%12.8%
Couple, no children6.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children20.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

Barking and DagenhamEngland
All homes£1,698£1,459
One bedroom£1,377£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,721£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,899£1,489
Four or more£2,519£2,161
Detached£1,884£1,640
Semi-detached£1,974£1,449
Terraced£1,852£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,614£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM8 2EE (Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside) (about 2,250 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.

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