WATERBEACH ROAD, RM9 4AA House Prices & Local Information

RM9 4AA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Waterbeach Road, 0.8km from Parsloes Park in Barking and Dagenham. Administratively it sits within Mayesbrook ward and the Barking constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, RM9 4AA is a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. A balanced community with an average age of 38 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 32% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 39% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Barking and Dagenham.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 30 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Prices average £495k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for RM9 4AA are sourced from Output Area E00000376 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.