Residential dwellings
13,344
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
RM6 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,963/month · Gross yield 5.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is RM6?
RM6: residential dwellings 13,344.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.5%
RM6 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 5 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 9,968
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 46%
- EPC A or B
- 6.8%
- EPC D or worse
- 55%
What does RM6 earn?
RM6: asking rent £1,963/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 306 lets).
Asking rent
£1,963/month 12 months to Sep 2026
306 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 306 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
549 lets
+3.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 549 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
169 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does RM6 vary by home size?
Asking rent in RM6 runs from £1,313/month for 1 bedroom to £2,287/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,313/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 104 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,642/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.5% on the previous 12 months | 182 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,287/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 200 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns RM6?
Corporate landlords hold 61% of the 703 units in RM6 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords61% of classified · 432 units
- Housing associations31% of classified · 218 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.1% of classified · 50 units
- RMC0.4% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does RM6 rank?
RM6 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham for asking rent, at £1,963/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
RM6 ranks 1st of 5 postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham for asking rent, at £1,963/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RM6 | £1,963/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 306 | measured |
| 2 | RM10 | £1,854/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 272 | measured |
| 3 | RM9 | £1,829/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 254 | measured |
| 4 | RM8 | £1,827/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 355 | measured |
| 5 | IG11 | £1,812/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 792 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
RM6 ranks 5th of 5 postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IG11 | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,994 | measured |
| 2 | RM8 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 637 | measured |
| 3 | RM10 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 450 | measured |
| 4 | RM9 | 5.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 599 | measured |
| 5 | RM6 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 549 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham
Where next from RM6?
- Barking and DagenhamThe wider market this area sits in.
- IG11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,598/m² · Sep 2026
- RM10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,230/m² · Sep 2026
- RM8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,870/m² · Sep 2026
- RM9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,186/m² · Sep 2026
- IG2Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,920/m² · Sep 2026
- IG3Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,210/m² · Sep 2026
- IG6Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,283/m² · Sep 2026
- IG7Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,191/m² · Sep 2026
- RM5Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,350/m² · Sep 2026
- RM7Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,167/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about RM6
- What is the average rent in RM6?
- Homes to let in RM6 asked a median £1,963/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 306 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in RM6?
- 5.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 549 lets. +3.3% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in RM6?
- RM6 has 13,344 homes, 0.5% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about RM6
- Property values in RM6Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in RM6Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in RM6What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in RM6What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in RM6Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in RM6What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in RM6Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 306 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 549 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |