RM10 7AB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Park Drive, 0.7km from Eastbrook in Barking and Dagenham. Administratively it sits within Eastbrook & Rush Green ward and the Dagenham and Rainham constituency.
An affordable area with active regeneration, RM10 7AB is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 48% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. 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 48 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Prices average £420k. 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 RM10 7AB are sourced from Output Area E00000187 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
PARK DRIVE, RM10 7AB House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for PARK DRIVE, RM10 7AB.
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£ 52,000 /yr
43%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: Employment metrics are below the national average, which typically reflects either economic deprivation or a highly retired population.
Area Character
With 48% social renting, RM10 7AB is shaped by council and housing association investment — strong rental availability at below-market rates. Low crime and a young population give this estate more upside than first impressions suggest.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for RM10 7AB. The average age is 38.8. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Age & Housing: A mid-life demographic with high rental density. The population consists largely of working adults in their thirties and forties renting their homes.
home Property Prices by Type
Terraced
£ 420,000
1 sales · Mean £ 420,000
Semi-Detached
£ 340,000
2 sales · Mean £ 340,000
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
RM10 7AB has low crime rates — 48 incidents per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. Commercial streets and transport hubs naturally generate more incidents than quiet residential roads.
school Local Schools
Eastbrook School
William Bellamy Primary School
Rush Green Primary School
Brook Sixth Form and Academy
Hunters Hall Primary School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Trinity School
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
12 nearby- Lifestyle Express0.9 km
- Premier Handy Shop0.9 km
- Best Supermarket0.7 km
- Manija1.0 km
- Nikki's0.1 km
- + 7 more
Restaurant, Cafe
12 nearby- Costa0.9 km
- RWE Training Rest. (Bistro)0.7 km
- The Chef Hat0.7 km
- Millenium Centre Cafe0.9 km
- Brook Pie & Mash0.4 km
- + 7 more
Takeaway Shop
8 nearby- Chicken Max0.4 km
- Dixy Chicken0.7 km
- Mazee's Kitchen0.8 km
- Morley's0.6 km
- Cocoa Vanille1.0 km
- + 3 more
Pub, NightClub
3 nearby- The Avenues Social Club Limited1.0 km
- West Ham United Rush Green Training Ground1.0 km
- Eastbrook Pub0.4 km
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Romford2.4 km
- Dagenham East L.T.3.0 km
- Chadwell Heath3.1 km
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Postcode Profile: RM107AB · Data under Open Government Licence