RM8 1ET

a terminated large user postcode in Barking and Dagenham

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in January 2016

RM8 1ET	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5679 / 51°34'4"N

Longitude: 0.1416 / 0°8'29"E

UTM Reference: 31U 301904 5716855

OS Easting: 548524

OS Northing: 187622

OS Grid: TQ485876

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QW.Y37

Mapcode Global: VHHN6.DVQD

Open Location Code: 9F32H49R+5J

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01bn66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 4b2

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
European Skilled Workforce

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8544 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for RM8 1ET on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:49
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:57
Sunset	21:10
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:56
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:05

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 21:40
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:40 to 04:14
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:53
Moon Rises	23:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for RM8 1ET, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RM8 1ET

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	28 November 2014	Plot B, Selinas Lane, Dagenham RM8 1ET	Detached	Freehold	£325,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for RM8 1ET

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Dagenham and Rainham

MP

Margaret Mullane Labour

Barking and Dagenham Borough Council

London borough ward

Whalebone

Councillors

Andrew Achilleos Labour

Mukhtar Yusuf Labour

Rubina Siddiqui Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RM8 1ET

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00000567		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01000111	Barking and Dagenham 002D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000003	Barking and Dagenham 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014071	Whalebone	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	DLUHC
E09000002	Barking and Dagenham	London Boroughs	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000007	London	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001189	Dagenham and Rainham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000001	Metropolitan Police	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000234	London	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33029031		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000051	London	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000255	NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000003	London	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E43000192	Barking and Dagenham, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000029	North East London	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000028	North East London	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63011973	Barking and Dagenham	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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