Becontree Heath

Barking and Dagenham · London · population 11,032 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

31Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,749 of 6,856 in England
  • #640 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,082
Median age (est.)33
Density9,328per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above34%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 25%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 19%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 20%Other: 17%
One person 19%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 20%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 30%Black: 18%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 44%Asian 30%Black 18%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · Muslim 22% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

Becontree Heath is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,749 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (41) and lowest on Income (19). Typical homes here, about £410,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 70 sales), 8% above the wider Barking and Dagenham median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,140 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 71 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 19 · #5,551
Employment 32 · #4,625
Education 35 · #4,481
Health 41 · #4,056
Crime 36 · #4,406
Housing & access 28 · #4,899
Living environment 40 · #4,125

House prices ?

£410,000median (12m) · +9.3% yr · n=70
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£410,00070+9.3%+27.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£365,5008-8.6%+15.7%
Terraced£410,00059+7.2%+26.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£410,000
Barking and Dagenham£380,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,140±£6,692 · #2,042 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,722
Price-to-income ?9.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 780 offences
Barking and Dagenham90
London102
England83

Rank #3,574 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences352
Theft105
Burglary36
Vehicle crime91
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons69
Drugs37
Robbery29
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 171 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 →

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