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Barking and Dagenham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
218,721
Households
73,889
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
73,889
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£400,677
Median property price
£1,712
Median rent
3,069
Postcodes
73,889
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£400,677
Median property price
£1,712
Median rent
3,069
Postcodes

Sold prices in Barking and Dagenham

England & Wales
Property sales · Barking and Dagenham
HM Land Registry · Barking and Dagenham
Average price
£367,758
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £399,065
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 33 sales · avg £346,257
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£390k£361k£333k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Barking and Dagenham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Barking and Dagenham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
539
YoY +17%
539436333
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
254
YoY -14%
331251171
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
123
YoY stable
167134101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
50
YoY -18%
775737
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY -97%
97503
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
30
YoY stable
302010
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
72
YoY -10%
936333
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

1,334
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Barking and Dagenham

High flood risk in part of this area

3 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Fluvial Models · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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Schools in Barking and Dagenham

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in Barking and DagenhamFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Transport in Barking and Dagenham

Becontree is a 8-minute walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 648 m

  • Becontree

    Tram · Underground

    648 m

  • Dagenham Heathway

    Underground · Tram

    1.6 km

  • Upney

    Tram · Underground

    1.9 km

  • Goodmayes

    Rail

    2.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Barking and Dagenham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

29 GPs · 9 Libraries · 4 Museums · 44 in all

  • GPs29
  • Libraries9
  • Museums4
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Barking and Dagenham

Median private rent

£1,712/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,371
1 bed
£1,712
2 bed
£1,887
3 bed
£2,507
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Barking and Dagenham

Coordinates51.5461, 0.1260
Postcodes
3,069
Population (Census)
218,721
Households (Census)
73,889
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.1 per 1k

Demographics in Barking and Dagenham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 218,720
White Brit.30.9%
African16.0%
Other White13.0%
Bangladeshi10.2%
Pakistani7.2%
+ 8 other groups · 22.6%

Religion

Total residents: 218,725
Christian45.4%
Muslim24.4%
No religion18.8%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 218,721
35–4923.1%
50–6415.4%
25–3415.2%
10–159.8%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%

Households

Total households: 73,889
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%
Other15.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.8%
With dependent children8.6%
Any member 66+8.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barking and Dagenham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.05 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.05 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).