— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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21,367 people · median £475,000 · Barking and Dagenham
Fast broadband
Barking and Dagenham Council · Labour-controlled 38/51 seats · 75% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector
Population21,367
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Median age33.6
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)
Employment rate59%
Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.
Unemployed · of economically active residents8.8%
Self-employed · of people in work21.4%
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Retired10.5%
ONS Census 2021
Degree-level qualified34%
Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.
No formal qualifications21.3%
Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021
Good or very good health84%
Residents who described their general health as good or very good.
Average life-satisfaction rating 7.48/10
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Happiness7.48/10
Feels worthwhile7.9/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.98/10
Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 4/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 4 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
3.2/10
Employment
4.4/10
Education & skills
4.1/10
Health & disability
5.9/10
Crime
4.6/10
Housing & services
1.7/10
Living environment
3.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
55%
own their home
50%
Asian
largest ethnic group · next: White 31%
largest ethnic group · next: White 31%
ONS Census 2021
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