PORTERS AVENUE, RM9 5YU House Prices & Local Information

RM9 5YU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Porters Avenue, 0.4km from Becontree in Barking and Dagenham. Administratively it sits within Parsloes ward and the Barking constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, RM9 5YU 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 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 34% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 46% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Barking and Dagenham.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 23 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £377k.

Census 2021 statistics for RM9 5YU are sourced from Output Area E00000411 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.