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Housing in RM9 4XT

What the homes in RM9 4XT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thames View
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,601 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.9%). Flats make up 34.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RM9 4XTEngland
Detached5.8%22.9%
Semi-detached13.2%31.5%
Terraced45.9%23%
Purpose-built flat32.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36% of households in the RM9 4XT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.5% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

RM9 4XT
36%
17%
46%
England
  • Owned36%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented16.6%20.5%
  • Social rented45.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM9 4XTEngland
Owned outright9.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council43.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 15.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM9 4XTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.9%). 52.4% of households include dependent children.

RM9 4XTEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.5%12.8%
Couple, no children3.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children19.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.2%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 4XT (Thames View) (about 1,601 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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