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Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 201,000. It has around 2 schools, 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 1 park, and around 13 restaurants and cafés, along with 40 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Becontree, 0.5 km away. There were around 475 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 1 town with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Barking and Dagenham is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 218,869 residents at roughly 6,066 people per km².

35/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 265th of 294 English council areas — better than 10% of them.

Low crime27
Home affordability33
Affordable rents12
Good schools83
Life expectancy18
Low deprivation1
Employment1
Low council tax91

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

22°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 26° / 17° · 41% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:18

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bexley - Belvedere West, United Kingdom

Crime

448 reported · July 2026 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences189
  • Anti-social behaviour92
  • Vehicle crime40
  • Other theft28

57 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Mayesbrook · Metropolitan

Local policing priorities

  • Ward Panel 04/06/2026- Robbery in Mayesbrook Park; Panel members are concerned about Robbery and Knife Crime in Mayesbrook Park and Acade…
  • Ward Panel 04/06/2026 -Panel Member want to see more ward patrol to combat vehicle related offences. Data shows 27 incidents of vehicle c…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

482 reported road collisions (2024)

49 killed or seriously injured · 599 casualties · 22 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 349 rated 4–5 ★ (251 top)
  • 35 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Becontree (0.5 km)
  • 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dagenham Dock (2.5 km):

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Live buses at Rusper Road:

  • 62Marks Gate · 2 min
  • 145Rainham, Ferry Lane · 9 min
  • 62Marks Gate · 14 min
  • 145Rainham, Ferry Lane · 21 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£371,030 average 4.3% YoY

Across Barking and Dagenham · to 2026-06

Detached£655,264
Semi-detached£487,957
Terraced£404,009
Flat£249,680

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,696 average monthly rent 2.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,376
  • 2 bed £1,718
  • 3 bed £1,896

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.5 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (5.5 km)

53 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Ivyhouse Road (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches43
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

218,869 residents in Barking and Dagenham · 6,066/km²

  • Under 16: 26%
  • 16–64: 65%
  • 65+: 9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 5 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,199 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (62% of 81,790)

A £1,466
B £1,710
C £1,954
D £2,199
E £2,687
F £3,176
G £3,664
H £4,397

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

68 schools · 46,055 pupils

44 primary · 8 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 20 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

62inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • All Saints Catholic School and Technology CollegeOutstanding
  • Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities CollegeOutstanding
  • Jo Richardson Community SchoolOutstanding
  • Riverside SchoolOutstanding
  • The Warren SchoolOutstanding
  • Brook Sixth Form and Academy
  • Dagenham Park CofE School
  • Greatfields School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Barking and Dagenham

Care & health services

262 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes23
  • GP practices44
  • Dentists22
  • Homecare agencies161
  • Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barking and Dagenham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

153 applications decided

62.1% granted · 95 granted, 58 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Nesil Caliskan

Labour

Barking

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 38
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools21
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens67
  • Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,105 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£754 median full-time weekly pay

7.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,066 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 97,922 certificates

12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

58% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Solar 21% · Nuclear 19% · Wind 14%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 77.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59 women · 59.6 men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in RM9

  • Halbutt Street Surgery
  • Hedgemans Medical Centre
  • St Albans Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barking:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Becontree tube station · 0.5 km

    Becontree is a London Underground station. It is located to the south of Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. The station is on the District line, between Upney and Dagenham Heathway s…

  • Parsloes Manor · 0.5 km

    Parsloes Manor was a manor house in what is now known as Parsloes Park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. In 1585, it was described as containing 10 messuages, a cottage, 10 gardens, 2 orchard…

  • Parsloes Park · 0.7 km

    Parsloes Park is a 58 hectare public park in Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned and managed by the borough council. It is designated as metropolitan open land, which provides a high l…

  • Athletic Newham F.C. · 0.8 km

    Athletic Newham Football Club is a football club formed in Newham, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at the Bobby Moore Sports Hub in Dagenham.

  • May & Baker F.C. · 0.8 km

    May & Baker Eastbrook Community Football Club is a football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at Bobby Moore Sports…

  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · 0.8 km

    The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London. The borough was created in 1965 as the London Borough of Barking; the name was changed in 1980. It is an Outer London borough and the sout…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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