PARSLOES AVENUE, RM9 5NB House Prices & Local Information

RM9 5NB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Parsloes Avenue, 0.3km from Becontree in Barking and Dagenham. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Valence ward and the Barking constituency.

This is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The community skews young professional (average age 33) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. The area has a notably diverse population — 43% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Barking and Dagenham.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 5NB are sourced from Output Area E00000397 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.