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Housing in RM9 6PS

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

Neighbourhood
Rylands Estate & Dagenham Dock
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,771 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.2%). Flats make up 18.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

RM9 6PSEngland
Detached7.3%22.9%
Semi-detached37.2%31.5%
Terraced37%23%
Purpose-built flat13.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.5% of households in the RM9 6PS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 18.1% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

RM9 6PS
44%
21%
33%
England
  • Owned43.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.3%1%
  • Private rented21%20.5%
  • Social rented32.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM9 6PSEngland
Owned outright18.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council27.2%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 17.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM9 6PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25%). 38.1% of households include dependent children.

RM9 6PSEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children6.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.7%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 6PS (Rylands Estate & Dagenham Dock) (about 1,771 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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