Beam
Ward in Barking and Dagenham, England
| Coordinates: | 51.527, 0.154 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 49 83 |
| Dialling code: | 01708 (Romford) |
Beam is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, taking its name from the small River Beam that runs through the local valley. The ward straddles a mix of green corridors and post‑war residential streets, with pockets of open space such as Eastbrookend Country Park and the Beam Valley providing important wildlife habitats and recreational routes in an otherwise urban setting.
Historically the area sits beside larger industrial and working‑class districts of Dagenham, with the legacy of 20th‑century manufacturing - notably the nearby Ford Dagenham plant - shaping its communities. Today Beam reflects the borough’s diversity and transition: a blend of older council housing and newer developments, community groups using the river valley for events and conservation, and wider regeneration projects such as Barking Riverside changing the local economy and housing mix.
Postcode districts covering Beam
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 18 miles
- Islington 11.4 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 24.2 miles
- City of Westminster 13.7 miles
- Bexley 4.5 miles
- Sutton 18.6 miles
- Croydon 15.3 miles
- Harrow 21.6 miles
- Basildon 13.5 miles
- Chelmsford 20.1 miles
- Maidstone 23.6 miles
- Gillingham 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Village Ward 0.9 miles
- Beam Park Ward 1 mile
- Goresbrook Ward 1.1 miles
- Barking Riverside Ward 1.3 miles
- Alibon Ward 1.4 miles
- South Hornchurch Ward 1.5 miles
- Parsloes Ward 1.7 miles
- Thamesmead East Ward 1.9 miles
- Mayesbrook Ward 2.1 miles
- Eastbury Ward 2.1 miles
- Barking and Dagenham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Eastbrook & Rush Green Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Beam
RM9 6FY, RM10 9ND, RM9 6PE, RM10 9LH, RM10 9DT, RM9 6EG, RM9 6FX, RM10 9PN, RM10 9ET … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 4.5 miles
- London Southend Airport 23.5 miles
- Dagenham Dock Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Rainham Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Beam Ad
- Premier Inn London Dagenham 3 0.4 miles
- Hyde & Seek, London Hyde Park, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel 1.4 miles
- Sunborn Yacht Hotel London 4 5.4 miles
- Ilford Hotel Goodmayes 3 3.2 miles
- Aloft by Marriott London Excel 4 5.3 miles
- The Stratford, Autograph Collection 4 7.1 miles
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 4.9 miles
- McCafferty's Guesthouse Ilford 3.5 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.1 miles
- The Gantry London 5 7.1 miles
Schools in Beam
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Dagenham Park C of E School Secondary
- Marsh Green Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 1.5 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 3.5 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 4.4 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 4.9 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 5 miles
- The Valley Stadium 5.8 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 6.5 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 6.5 miles
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles
- Stratford Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.7 miles
- The O2 Stadium 6.7 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 6.7 miles