RM8, Barking house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in Barking, part of the RM postcode area

General / family area · 7.2km from The University of East London

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Average asking price
£375k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£1,825
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
5.8%
30% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
4.4%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
459
346% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Barking and Dagenham)
#214 of 318

Summary

RM8 has a gross rental yield of 5.8%, 30% above the UK average, ranking #7 of 20 RM postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.1pp since Jul
Jul: 6.1% 6.1% Jul Aug: 6.4% 6.4% Aug Sep: 6.3% 6.3% Sep Oct: 6.0% 6.0% Oct

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RM8 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio — £1,170 — 0 / 1
1 £190k £1,475 9.3% 13 / 8
2 £350k £1,750 6.0% 59 / 13
3 £400k £2,000 6.0% 40 / 17
4 £525k £2,899 — 13 / 3
5+ £535k — — 7 / 0

Nearby RM postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
RM19 £200k £1,400 8.4% Compare
RM3 £375k £2,050 6.6% Compare
RM20 £295k £1,600 6.5% Compare
RM15 £330k £1,725 6.3% Compare
RM9 £375k £1,850 5.9% Compare
RM5 £450k £2,200 5.9% Compare
RM10 £375k £1,800 5.8% Compare
RM17 £270k £1,250 5.6% Compare
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