PAGE CLOSE, RM9 5JW House Prices & Local Information

RM9 5JW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Page Close, 0.2km from Becontree Heath in Barking and Dagenham. Administratively it sits within Parsloes ward and the Barking constituency.

Day-to-day life in RM9 5JW has the character of a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 35 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. The area has a notably diverse population — 42% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Barking and Dagenham.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 29 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £319k. 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 5JW are sourced from Output Area E00000410 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.