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Housing in RM9 6EA

What the homes in RM9 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,815 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (64.7%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RM9 6EAEngland
Detached6.6%22.9%
Semi-detached23.8%31.5%
Terraced64.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.8% of households in the RM9 6EA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.

RM9 6EA
46%
19%
35%
England
  • Owned45.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented18.9%20.5%
  • Social rented35.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM9 6EAEngland
Owned outright16.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.9%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council32.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM9 6EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 39.4% of households include dependent children.

RM9 6EAEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children7.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.3%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 6EA (Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm) (about 1,815 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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