Becontree West

Barking and Dagenham · London · population 12,848 · 7 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,359 of 6,856 in England
  • #791 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,867
Median age (est.)32
Density13,380per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above34%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 14%25–44 31%45–64 22%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 35%Private rent 27%

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)

Elementary 17% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 24%Black: 23%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 44%Asian 24%Black 23%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · Muslim 24% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,359 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (38) and lowest on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here sold for about £370,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 71 sales), in line with the wider Barking and Dagenham median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,561 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 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 13 · #5,982
Employment 26 · #5,084
Education 30 · #4,769
Health 37 · #4,310
Crime 33 · #4,577
Housing & access 12 · #6,017
Living environment 38 · #4,282

House prices ?

£370,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=71
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£370,00071+3.3%+19.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£430,00010+12.4%+23.3%
Terraced£382,50042+1.7%+23.4%
Flat£220,00019-30.8%-8.3%
This area£370,000
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)£47,561±£6,877 · #1,532 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,434
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 785 offences
Barking and Dagenham90
London102
England83

Rank #2,934 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences368
Theft98
Burglary52
Vehicle crime86
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons59
Drugs37
Robbery17
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 183 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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