Dagenham Eastbrook

Barking and Dagenham · London · population 7,048 · 4 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,858 of 6,856 in England
  • #665 of 1,002 in London
  • #5 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,026
Median age (est.)35
Density4,411per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above31%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 15%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 16%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 16%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 22%Black: 20%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 52%Asian 22%Black 20%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · Muslim 19% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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

Dagenham Eastbrook is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,858 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 22 in Barking and Dagenham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (42) and lowest on Income (21). Typical homes here sold for about £390,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 57 sales), in line with the wider Barking and Dagenham median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,571 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 95 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 21 · #5,414
Employment 32 · #4,673
Education 32 · #4,680
Health 42 · #3,981
Crime 36 · #4,392
Housing & access 22 · #5,366
Living environment 33 · #4,564

House prices ?

£390,000median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=57
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£390,00057+1.0%+11.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£450,0007+6.5%+13.6%
Terraced£407,00039+4.4%+11.5%
Flat£200,00011-2.4%-11.3%
This area£390,000
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)£47,571±£6,982 · #1,530 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,839
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

95 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 667 offences
Barking and Dagenham90
London102
England83

Rank #4,728 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences286
Theft110
Burglary28
Vehicle crime61
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons71
Drugs39
Robbery25
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 117 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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