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Affluence in RM9 4RS

How RM9 4RS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,662 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off RM9 4RS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RM9 4RS area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income2.0
  • Employment3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Crime4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services4.0
  • Living environment4.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£68,408
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
82%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.4% of adults in the RM9 4RS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 11.5% are retired and 10.8% are full-time students.

RM9 4RSEngland
Employee, full-time30.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.9%
Self-employed11.5%9.5%
Unemployed4%2.9%
Full-time student10.8%7.9%
Retired11.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%4.1%
Other8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.1% of adults in the RM9 4RS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

RM9 4RSEngland
Higher managerial & professional4.9%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.2%19.9%
Intermediate11.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed12.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.4%5.3%
Semi-routine12.1%11.3%
Routine16.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.9%8.5%
Full-time students10.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

28.3% of adults in the RM9 4RS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.3% have no qualifications.

RM9 4RSEngland
Degree level or above28.3%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications23.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RM9 4RS (Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm) (about 1,662 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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