Housing in RM8 2FP
What the homes in RM8 2FP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Becontree West
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
RM8 2FPDagenham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (94.7%). Flats make up 95.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
24.4% of households in the RM8 2FP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented38.7%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 24.5% 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 (27.2%). 45.9% 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 2FP (Becontree West) (about 2,017 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.