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RM9 Goresbrook — Family Area Report

Goresbrook · Barking and Dagenham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Barking and Dagenham£1,942/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%46.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

RM9 is the London postcode area covering Goresbrook in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 0 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 45 min on the morning rush. 46.3% of households here have dependent children — very high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density93
Commute70

Schools

0 within 1 mile

  • No GIAS records matched this postcode.

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    0
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    59 min
    via District & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    62 min
    via District & Central & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    45 min
    via District & Central + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    49 min
    via District & c2c & DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    69 min
    via District & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    65 min
    via District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 45 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode RM9. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    RM9 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Goresbrook, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is RM9 a good area for families?
    RM9 (Goresbrook, Barking and Dagenham) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in RM9?
    There are 0 schools within a mile of RM9, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. RM9 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is RM9?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in RM9 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, RM9 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from RM9 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from RM9 is Liverpool Street in about 45 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in RM9?
    46.3% of households in RM9's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

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