Neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham

London · 22 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

23

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#286 of 296 local authorities · 22 neighbourhoods · 220,039 residents

Income15
Employment28
Education34
Health36
Crime32
Housing & access17
Living env.35
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 29% of residentsDecile 3: 52% of residentsDecile 4: 10% of residentsDecile 5: 8% of residentsDecile 6: 0% of residentsDecile 7: 0% of residentsDecile 8: 0% of residentsDecile 9: 0% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Barking Central (13) to Eastbrookend (44); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

The strongest of Barking and Dagenham's neighbourhoods is Eastbrookend (44 out of 100, #3,837 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Barking Central (13). 20 of the 22 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Barking Central to £533,500 in Longbridge & Barking Park — a 2.4× gap within Barking and Dagenham.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,577a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied44%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Barking and Dagenham

£380,000median home sold over the past year · +16.9% over 5 years · +5.0% over the year · 1,205 sales
Detached£510,025
Semi-detached£430,000
Terraced£397,000
Flat£240,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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Towns & places in Barking and Dagenham

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Eastbrookend 3,83744 £430,000
Longbridge & Barking Park 3,98842 £533,500
Chadwell Heath East 4,63232 £434,500
Becontree Heath 4,74931 £410,000
Dagenham Eastbrook 4,85829 £390,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Barking and Dagenham

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Dagenham North49
Eastbrookend56
Becontree East61
Becontree West61
Longbridge & Barking Park65

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Longbridge & Barking Park£50,582
Thames View£50,486
Chadwell Heath East£49,937
Creekmouth & Barking Riverside£49,527
Barking Central£49,134

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Barking and Dagenham

Postcode districts that overlap Barking and Dagenham — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Barking and Dagenham Census 2021

Residents218,869
Median age (est.)33
Density6,066per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above33%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 31%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 19%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 19%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary16%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 26%Black: 21%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 45%Asian 26%Black 21%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 24% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 41%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Barking and Dagenham.