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198 recorded sales · median £166,000 · Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham Council · Labour-controlled 38/51 seats · 75% · OCD 2026
65/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£166k
median price
9.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£166k
median sold price
9.5 yrs
of local pay to buy
14 min
London — fastest
8
rail stations
0
grammar schools
68
schools total
9.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
826
Violence — most
16.7
NO₂ · WHO 10
14.3%
in a flood zone
181
green spaces
8.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
242
eat & drink
132
shops
91.2%
gigabit
15
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£188,000 in 2012 → £447,500 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Barking and Dagenham, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £166,000. That's about 9.5× local earnings — around the 10.5× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 198 sales£166,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.5× · five-year average 10.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership42%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,199
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham£1,688
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,466
Band B£1,710
Band C£1,954
Band D (baseline)£2,199
Band E£2,687
Band F£3,176
Band G£3,664
Band H£4,397
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Barking and Dagenham how Essex Road compares · from Barking and Dagenham
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Chadwell Heath +24.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwell Heath | £400,000 | +24.2% | 250 |
| Becontree Heath | £390,000 | +23.8% | 322 |
| Thames View | £385,000 | +20.6% | 216 |
| Becontree | £380,000 | +19.6% | 458 |
| Rush Green | £445,000 | +19.4% | 118 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Essex Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £385,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 97, Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £392,500 | Feb 2026 |
| 29 Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £430,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 37, Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £420,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 109 Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £445,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 11a Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £450,000 | Jan 2025 |
| 31 Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £424,500 | Mar 2024 |
| 42 Essex Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £413,000 | Nov 2023 |
| 3 Essex Road | Terraced | — | — | £437,000 | Sep 2023 |
| Flat 4 Bridge House 86, Essex Road | Flat | — | — | £147,000 | Sep 2023 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Barking and Dagenham
Crime runs at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month9.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Barking and Dagenham
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Barking and Dagenham district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Barking and Dagenham
Population218,869
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 3/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 25% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 3/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 3/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 25% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
2.3/10
Employment
3.3/10
Education & skills
3.9/10
Health & disability
4.2/10
Crime
4.0/10
Housing & services
2.3/10
Living environment
4.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Barking and Dagenham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%
Unemployment · economically active residents8.8%
Degree-level (Level 4+)33%
Good or very good health84%
Own their home42%
Median age33.3
Born outside the UK41%
See the full Barking and Dagenham report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
of the 3 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinduliukas | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.1 km |
| Eastbury Primary School | Primary | — | 0.2 km |
| Eastbury Children's Centre Nursery | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.6 km |
| Barney Bears Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.6 km |
| Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College | Secondary | Outstanding ('24) | 0.7 km |
| Manor Junior School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.7 km |
| Ripple Primary School | Primary | — | 0.8 km |
| Eastbury Community School | All-through | — | 0.9 km |
| Chestnut@Arden House | Nursery | Good ('24) | 1.0 km |
| Monteagle Primary School | Primary | Inspected '26 — see report | 1.0 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
8 of 11 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highgrove Surgery | GP | Good ('21) | 0.1 km |
| Britannia Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Barking Medical Group Practice | GP | Requires improvement ('22) | 0.4 km |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.5 km |
| Dr Aa Ansari'S Practice | GP | — | 0.5 km |
| Faircross Health Centre | GP | — | 0.6 km |
| Maplestead Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| John Smith Medical Centre | GP | — | 0.8 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Barking and Dagenham
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 14 min from Barking Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking Rail Station | 0.9 mi | London Fenchurch Street | 14 min |
| Barking Riverside | 1.4 mi | — | no direct train |
| Seven Kings Rail Station | 1.8 mi | London Liverpool Street | 21 min |
| Goodmayes Rail Station | 2.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 23 min |
| Ilford Rail Station | 2.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 17 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Barking Rail Station (14 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging19 points
Per 10,000 residents0.9
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Barking and Dagenham
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002.7%
Flood zone14.3% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill114 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings46
Conservation areas4
Green belt14.6%
Green spaces181
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Barking and Dagenham
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 242 | 78% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 132 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 15 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 181 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Barking and Dagenham
Figures for the wider Barking and Dagenham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate8.8%
In work (employment rate)58.5%
Companies registered here23,762
New incorporations (12m)4,890
Property companies (SPVs)2,352
See the full Barking and Dagenham report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district