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Housing in RM9 4SU

What the homes in RM9 4SU 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
2,006 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.1%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RM9 4SUEngland
Detached4.8%22.9%
Semi-detached23.3%31.5%
Terraced58.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.4% of households in the RM9 4SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

RM9 4SU
42%
19%
37%
England
  • Owned42.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented19.3%20.5%
  • Social rented36.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM9 4SUEngland
Owned outright13.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council28.5%8.3%
From a housing association8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM9 4SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.3%). 35.6% of households include dependent children.

RM9 4SUEngland
Living alone, under 6613.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children8.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.9%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 4SU (Mayesbrook Park & Rippleside) (about 2,006 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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