Chadwell Heath East

Barking and Dagenham · London · population 11,812 · 6 LSOAs

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

32Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,632 of 6,856 in England
  • #610 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,539
Median age (est.)34
Density5,390per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above34%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 13%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 16%Other: 21%
One person 25%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 16%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 35%Black: 16%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 41%Asian 35%Black 16%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · Muslim 27% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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

Chadwell Heath East is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,632 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (54) and lowest on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here sold for about £434,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 68 sales), 14% above the wider Barking and Dagenham median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,937 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 77 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.

Income 26 · #5,036
Employment 42 · #3,995
Education 44 · #3,803
Health 54 · #3,138
Crime 30 · #4,824
Housing & access 12 · #6,010
Living environment 23 · #5,304

House prices ?

£434,500median (12m) · +4.7% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£434,50068+4.7%+21.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£460,0009+2.2%+17.9%
Terraced£450,00045+4.7%+16.9%
Flat£243,00012-0.8%+3.4%
This area£434,500
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)£49,937±£7,336 · #1,077 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,111
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

77 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 911 offences
Barking and Dagenham90
London102
England83

Rank #3,923 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences373
Theft110
Burglary72
Vehicle crime100
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons72
Drugs51
Robbery40
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 214 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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