RM8 1LJ
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Property report — RM8 1LJ
Open-data due diligence for RM8 1LJ and the area around it.
RM8 1LJ in brief: 36 recorded sales (£45,000–£400,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RM8 1LJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RM8 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£368,629
Population
25,629
Crimes recorded
102
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RM8 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (42 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | £400,000 | 3 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-27 | £400,000 | 11 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2022-09-20 | £380,000 | 19 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2021-05-28 | £345,000 | 5 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2020-03-13 | £353,000 | 1 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2019-10-10 | £375,000 | 7 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2018-10-10 | £45,000 | 26 JAMES AVENUE | Other |
| 2018-10-10 | £140,000 | FLAT 2, 26 JAMES AVENUE | Flat |
| 2018-10-09 | £340,000 | 13 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-22 | £340,000 | 3 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2017-01-13 | £320,000 | 40 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2016-09-30 | £305,000 | 36 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2016-06-09 | £282,500 | 28 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2016-03-18 | £210,000 | 36 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2016-02-02 | £285,000 | 11 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2015-04-17 | £135,000 | 26 JAMES AVENUE | Flat |
| 2013-08-02 | £175,000 | 30 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2012-12-14 | £197,000 | 38 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2010-05-21 | £182,000 | 40 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2009-12-22 | £149,000 | 30 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-18 | £115,000 | 26 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2007-11-06 | £235,000 | 21 JAMES AVENUE | Detached |
| 2007-10-24 | £111,000 | 26 JAMES AVENUE | Flat |
| 2005-10-24 | £172,000 | 1 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2004-08-02 | £112,000 | 26 JAMES AVENUE | Flat |
| 2004-07-21 | £173,000 | 7 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-09-30 | £141,000 | 1 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2001-06-22 | £103,000 | 44 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2000-04-28 | £89,750 | 44 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1999-05-07 | £84,000 | 3 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1998-12-11 | £64,000 | 32 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-27 | £87,500 | 21 JAMES AVENUE | Detached |
| 1998-02-27 | £52,500 | 40 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1997-10-06 | £63,000 | 9 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1995-11-10 | £52,000 | 7 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
| 1995-08-04 | £56,500 | 44 JAMES AVENUE | Terraced |
36 recorded sales on RM8 1LJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic School and Technology College | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Robert Clack School | 0.2 mi | All-through | Good (2023) |
| William Bellamy Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Grafton Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Five Elms Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Furze Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: LABURNUM HEALTH CENTRE (0.2 mi) · BECONTREE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · GREEN LANE SURGERY (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: QUEENS HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · QUEEN'S HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · KING GEORGE HOSPITAL (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Former Main building and Council Chamber of Dagenham Civic Centre (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BENTRY HEATH HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · OBELISK ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 280 METRES EAST OF WHALEBONE BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MASTAA-CARE PHARMACY LTD (0.1 mi) · BRITANNIA PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ANDREW BASS PHARMACY (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Chadwell Heath (0.9 mi) · Dagenham Heathway (1.5 mi) · Dagenham East (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aguona Express (0.1 mi) · Lidl (0.1 mi) · Morrisons (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 33
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 47%
- Households
- 8,671
Owned 44% · Social rent 29% · Private rent 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RM8 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RM8 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 96/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for RM8 1LJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictRM8 | SectorRM8 1 | PostcodeRM8 1LJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £358,225 | £368,629 | £196,382 |
| Population | 57,387 | 25,629 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 282 | 102 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RM8 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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