Cooke Street, Barking, IG11 7AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 7AF is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	50.6%	-2.4%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47%	49.4%	2.4%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IG11 7AF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.9%	48.4%	8.5%	37.9%	10.5%
Married: Opposite sex	38.4%	35.1%	-3.3%	44.2%	-9.1%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	6.1%	4%	-2.1%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	9.2%	9.1%	-0.1%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	6.1%	-3.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.7%	55.7%	7.0%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	33.9%	29.4%	-4.5%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	10.9%	9%	-1.9%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.4%	21.6%	-7.8%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	11.1%	-0.2%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	9.5%	-0.7%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.2%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	16%	9.9%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	26.3%	35%	8.7%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	15.1%	3.5%	-11.6%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.7%	9%	6.3%	1.1%	7.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	7%	7.7%	0.7%	2.7%	5.0%
Other Asian	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	27.3%	27%	-0.3%	2.5%	24.5%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	4.3%	1.1%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	0.5%	3.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	41.8%	29.3%	-12.5%	81.4%	-52.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1.5%	4.1%	2.6%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.5%	50.9%	-4.6%	83.2%	-32.3%
European Union	6.9%	10%	3.1%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	5.2%	-1.7%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	18%	17.4%	-0.6%	2.7%	14.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	14.6%	4.2%	5.6%	9.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55%	50.9%	-4.1%	83.2%	-32.3%
10+ Years	5.2%	32.5%	27.3%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	6.5%	9.3%	2.8%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	10.2%	5.1%	-5.1%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	23%	2.2%	-20.8%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Lithuania	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.7%	1.2%	4.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.7%	37.2%	-26.5%
Christian	40.9%	46.2%	-5.3%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	34.3%	6.5%	27.8%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Cooke Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cooke Street was 109.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.1% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cooke Street has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 183rd highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,300

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in IG11 7AF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cooke Street are based on 69 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barking And Dagenham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cooke Street, Barking, IG11 7AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 7AF

Average Price
£245,648

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£233,643

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,934

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cooke Street

Average Price
£251,366

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£255,404

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£251,245

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cooke Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
42 Cooke Street, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2026-01-30	£269,064
88 Cooke Street, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2025-03-31	£271,789
36 Cooke Street, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2024-10-11	£244,431
60 Cooke Street, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£301,000	2023-11-16	£301,912
88 Cooke Street, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-07-20	£258,957

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 7AF

Employment

IG11 7AF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 7AF area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Part-Time Employee	61
Self-Employed	56
Looking after home or family	45
Student (economically inactive)	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Retired	26
Unemployed	22
Other	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Administrative and support service activities	19
Transport and storage	17
Construction	16
Education	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	1,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	2,770 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,378 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	3out of 4	206 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	- not rated	206 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Junior School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	- not rated	269 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Infants' School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	- not rated	269 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Primary School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	3out of 4	269 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greatfields School Net Street , IG11 7QG	3out of 4	445 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	4out of 4	1,912 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	3out of 4	2,279 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	2,353 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	2,353 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	857 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	1,918 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	1,786 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	1,911 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,048 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	5,331 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	857 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,918 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,378 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,847 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	370 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	856 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	1,087 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Madina School for Girls Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,181 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Horizon Academy Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,254 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Couleur Cafe	Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square	199 yd
The Source - Pitstop	Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square	199 yd
KTKC Restaurant	58 Ripple Road	239 yd
Julienest Gardens	15 Broadway	239 yd
St Margaret's Tea Room	Broadway	240 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	125 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	312 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	534 yd
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	902 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Romanian Traditional Food	Market Square, East Street	190 yd
Magic Doner	111 Ripple Road	241 yd
Jerk Pit	109 Ripple Road	241 yd
Tasty Chicken and Pizza	115-117 Ripple Road	241 yd
Rivers of Joy	121-125 Ripple Road	243 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	260 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	274 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	349 yd
Nisa Local	Unit 1, Jute Court, 58 Abbey Road	439 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	708 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	85 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre BOBBY MOORE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	124 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	331 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	403 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	845 yd
Langdon Academy SUSSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	923 yd
Eastbury Community School HULSE AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,086 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	68.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	68.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	70.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IG11 7AF