Buying a home in RM9, Dagenham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£452kmost £415k–£486k
Houses per m²£5,471flats £4,473
Sold last year135993 in five years
Prices in Barking and Dagenham+5.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM9 sold for £452,244 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £415,000 and £486,318, for about 85 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Dagenham (£446,000).

135 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £215k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RM9 5 (£5,474) and the most in RM9 6 (£5,507).

Across Barking and Dagenham, prices are up 5.3% on a year ago and up 20.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,899 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,062 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £90,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in RM9 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£267,482£248k–£387k52 m²16
2£397,526£377k–£420k68 m²599
3£452,244£415k–£486k85 m²252
4£510,879£453k–£553k110 m²26

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£267k£398k£452k£511k—
Semi-detached—£414k£527k£512k—
Terraced£332k£397k£440k£479k—
Flats£215k£245k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across RM9

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RM9 4£5,506£4,448
RM9 5£5,474£4,539
RM9 6£5,507£4,473

Schools near RM9

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Sydney Russell School83% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%23 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%34 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RM9

Is RM9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Dagenham; prices in Barking and Dagenham are up 5.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.7% against 43.8%); 135 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RM9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RM9 sold for £452,244 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £415,000 and £486,318.

Is RM9 expensive for Dagenham?

A 3-bedroom house in RM9 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Dagenham (£446,000).

How many homes sell in RM9 each year?

135 homes sold in the last year and 993 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RM9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Sydney Russell School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RM9?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA18 (£277k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.