Area Guide For RM8 2YB

When it comes to housing in the RM8 2YB area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 59, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 81. There are around 93 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 158 Housing Association rented and around 59 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 31 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 53 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 60 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 182 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 175.

In RM8 2YB area, Couple with children amount to 117 while Couple without children amount to 87. The neighbourhood also has around 189 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 112 people are DIY enthusiasts, 96 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 110 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 87 are into traveling.

The Daily Mirror is the most subscribed (175) newspaper in the area, followed by The Sun (160), Daily Express (65), Daily Mail (63), The Guardian (38), The Times (25), Daily Telegraph (22) and The Independent (17).

Some of the nearest services available in RM8 2YB are G R K (Builder), B G N Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Oasis Bathroom Showroom (Bathroom Designer), Barking Carpets & Furniture (Carpet Fitter), Jetclean (Paving Contractors), Cash a R (Kitchen Designers & Installers), S J Dench Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), R K General Builders (Painters & Decorators), Carpet Cleaning Dagenham (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Boyd Bedzzz & Furniture (Furniture Stores), mrmoveruk.com (Removals & Storage Services), Ella Finley Decorators & Floor Fitters (Painters & Decorators), Graeme's Building Services (Builder), K J L Carpentry (Carpenters & Joiners), Bunkall & Chamberlain (Painters & Decorators), P J M Roofing (Roofing Contractors), G - R Furniture & Appliances (Furniture Stores), Sam Appliances (Appliance Retailer), Southlane Essex Ltd (Carpenter), F & S Flooring (Flooring Services), Dagenham Locksmith (Locksmiths), Locksafe (Locksmiths), Andrew Building Services (Builder), Lee Jamieson (Plasterers), Total Security Locksmiths (Locksmiths), A Good Conduct Electrical Services (Electronic Shop), Servicemaster (Carpet & Rugs Shop), A1 Electrical Installations Ltd (Electronic Shop), R W H Property Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services) and Accelerated Drain Services (Drain & Sewer Services).

RM8 2YB has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include Upney, Dagenham Heathway, Becontree. There is also easy access to airports like London City Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Southend Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Woolwich Ferry North Pier, Woolwich Ferry South Pier, Woolwich Arsenal Pier.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. RM8 2YB has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Roding Primary School, The St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Dorothy Barley Infant School. Some of the secondary schools include Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College, Jo Richardson Community School, The Sydney Russell School. Then there are others like Newbridge School (Loxford Lane Campus), Barking & Dagenham Tuition Service, Trinity School.