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Housing in RM9 4RD

What the homes in RM9 4RD 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
1,798 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.8%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

RM9 4RDEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached19.8%31.5%
Terraced56.8%23%
Purpose-built flat14.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the RM9 4RD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

RM9 4RD
43%
22%
34%
England
  • Owned42.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented34.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM9 4RDEngland
Owned outright15.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council31.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 20.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM9 4RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.5%). 38% of households include dependent children.

RM9 4RDEngland
Living alone, under 6612.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children7.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.8%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 RM9 4RD (Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside) (about 1,798 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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