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 miles
- Islington 10.6 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 24.9 miles
- City of Westminster 13.3 miles
- Bexley 6.7 miles
- Sutton 19.5 miles
- Croydon 16.6 miles
- Harrow 20.4 miles
- Basildon 14 miles
- Watford 24.3 miles
- Chelmsford 19.2 miles
- Gillingham 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whalebone Ward 0.6 miles
- Barking and Dagenham Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Becontree Ward 0.7 miles
- Parsloes Ward 0.7 miles
- Goodmayes Ward 1.1 miles
- Mayesbrook Ward 1.2 miles
- Chadwell Ward 1.2 miles
- Alibon Ward 1.3 miles
- Eastbrook & Rush Green Ward 1.5 miles
- Goresbrook Ward 1.5 miles
- Seven Kings Ward 1.6 miles
- Rush Green & Crowlands Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Valence
RM8 3ND, RM8 3EX, RM8 3AU, RM8 3LF, RM8 3YL, RM8 3EP, RM8 3UD, RM8 3PS, RM8 3QP … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 5.1 miles
- Stansted Airport 22.9 miles
- Chadwell Heath Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Goodmayes Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Valence Ad
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.6 miles
- Ibis London Canning Town 3 6.3 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 5.5 miles
- Hyatt House London Stratford 4 6.2 miles
- Sunborn London Yacht Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Wellesley Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- Ilford Grand Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- Intercontinental London - the O2 5 7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Stratford 3 6.2 miles
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 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 3 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 4.6 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 5 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 5.4 miles
- Stratford Shopping Centre Shopping centre 5.9 miles
- Stratford Langthorne Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 6.1 miles
- Olympic Village Stadium 6.2 miles
- Olympic BMX Track Stadium 6.3 miles
- Brisbane Road Stadium 6.4 miles