Barking East
Barking and Dagenham · London · population 9,148 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,420 of 6,856 in England
- #808 of 1,002 in London
- #14 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 42% · Christian 34% · No religion 8%
Born outside the UK: 54%
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.
In summary
Barking East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,420 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (47) and lowest on Living environment (10). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 37 sales), 17% above the wider Barking and Dagenham median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,738 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £445,000 | 37 | +2.3% | +13.9% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Terraced | £450,000 | 27 | +2.3% | +9.1% |
| Flat | £260,000 | 6 | +26.8% | +28.4% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,854 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,884 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 295 |
| Theft | 133 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 41 |
| Drugs | 62 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 201 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Barking and Dagenham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Harlington & Cranford CrossHillingdon21£405,000
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- Kings Heath Park & Stirchley EastBirmingham21£255,000
- Redruth NorthCornwall21£217,000
- Droitwich Spa West & NorthWychavon21£192,500
- HuthwaiteAshfield21£182,500