Valence
Ward in Barking and Dagenham, England
| Coordinates: | 51.559, 0.136 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 48 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01708 (Romford) |
Valence sits in the east of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, centred on the green expanse of Valence Park and the historic Valence House. The ward is largely residential, with interwar and post‑war housing and pockets of council properties, lying close to the large interwar Becontree estate and within easy reach of the commercial centres of Barking and Dagenham.
The timber‑framed Valence House, the borough’s oldest surviving building, now serves as a local history museum and helps anchor community events in the park. Socially and economically the area is mixed and changing, with local shops and small businesses, modest regeneration projects and decent transport links into central London, giving it a quiet, leafy character with a strong local civic identity.
Postcode districts covering Valence
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 17 miles27.3 km
- Islington 10.6 miles17 km
- Southend-on-Sea 24.9 miles40.1 km
- City of Westminster 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Bexley 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Sutton 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Croydon 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Harrow 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Basildon 14 miles22.5 km
- Watford 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Chelmsford 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Gillingham 23 miles37 km
Neighbouring places
- Whalebone Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Barking and Dagenham Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Becontree Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Parsloes Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Goodmayes Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Mayesbrook Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chadwell Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Alibon Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Eastbrook & Rush Green Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Goresbrook Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Seven Kings Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rush Green & Crowlands Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Valence
RM8 1UH, RM8 3JB, RM8 1UA, RM8 3EH, RM8 3LH, RM8 3JL, RM8 3NT, RM8 3HB, RM8 3JU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Stansted Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Chadwell Heath Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Goodmayes Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Valence Ad
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Newbury Park 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wellesley Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Hyatt House London Stratford 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Ilford Grand Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Stratford 3 6.2 miles10 km
Schools in Valence
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Valence Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 3 miles4.9 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Pirgo Historic site 5 miles8.1 km
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Stratford Shopping Centre Shopping centre 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Olympic Village Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- Olympic BMX Track Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Brisbane Road Stadium 6.4 miles10.3 km