House prices in RM8 1 (Chadwell Heath)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'RM8 1' (Chadwell Heath, Dagenham) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'RM8 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "RM8 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Chadwell Heath.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Chadwell Heath is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. Flat 2 Anglia Court, Spring Close, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, sold for £100,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 42 square metres, the price per sqm is £2,380.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,700-£4,000, £4,000-£4,300, £4,300-£4,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 125 sales in Chadwell Heath (RM8 1) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Chadwell Heath, Dagenham
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Chadwell Heath

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Chadwell Heath (RM8 1). Of the 125 transactions, half were sold for between £4,350 and £5,590 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'RM8 1' is £4,940. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,590 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Chadwell Heath, Dagenham

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Dagenham. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Chadwell Heath
House price heatmap for Chadwell Heath, Dagenham

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'RM8 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
RM8 1 Chadwell Heath £4,350 sqm £4,940 sqm £5,590 sqm
RM8 3 Chadwell Heath £4,310 sqm £4,860 sqm £5,300 sqm
RM8 2 Becontree £4,310 sqm £4,780 sqm £5,420 sqm

Will Dagenham house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for RM8 1 (Chadwell Heath) compared with both the wider area RM8 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Chadwell Heath,Dagenham
House price trends for Chadwell Heath

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent RM8 1 sales
Recent trends for Chadwell Heath

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Dagenham to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Dagenham and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Spring Close, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1S 48 sqm £3,473 17
Pedley Road, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1X 50 sqm £5,843 13
Grosvenor Road, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1N 90 sqm £4,469 12
Lymington Road, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1R 70 sqm £4,907 11
Green Lane, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1B 72 sqm £4,343 11
Temple Avenue, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1L 87 sqm £4,440 10
Rosslyn Avenue, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1J 72 sqm £4,456 8
Gerald Road, Chadwell Heath, RM8 1P 83 sqm £5,438 8

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Raw data

Our analysis of Chadwell Heath is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
Flat 2 Anglia Court, Spring Close, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham £100,000
Jul-2024
42 2,380
48, Tenterden Rd, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham £415,000
Jun-2024
80 5,187
5, Lymington Rd, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham £360,000
May-2024
62 5,806

See the entire list of all sales in Chadwell Heath (RM8 1) here.

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