Spring Place, Barking, IG11 7GF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG11 7GF is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	46.8%	-4.8%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	48.4%	53.2%	4.8%	49.0%	4.2%

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 7GF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% 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	34.5%	45.1%	10.6%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	54%	41.5%	-12.5%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8%	9.8%	1.8%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	6.1%	-6.1%

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 (88.5%) 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	64.5%	55.7%	-8.8%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	29.8%	32.8%	3.0%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	4.8%	7.4%	2.6%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.3%	11%	0.7%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	14.6%	2.0%	9.6%	5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	7.3%	-4.2%	13.4%	-6.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	15.9%	2.1%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	36.8%	50%	13.2%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	14.9%	1.2%	-13.7%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.1% 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	2.4%	12.1%	9.7%	1.1%	11.0%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.5%	4%	-2.5%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	8.1%	13.7%	5.6%	2.7%	11.0%
Other Asian	3.2%	4.8%	1.6%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	18.5%	10.5%	-8.0%	2.5%	8.0%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	46%	41.1%	-4.9%	81.4%	-40.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.6% 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	39.5%	51.6%	12.1%	83.2%	-31.6%
European Union	23.4%	20.2%	-3.2%	6.1%	14.1%
Rest of Europe	4%	0.8%	-3.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	14.5%	8.1%	-6.4%	2.7%	5.4%
Middle East and Asia	15.3%	16.1%	0.8%	5.6%	10.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	0.8%	-2.4%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	39.5%	51.6%	12.1%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	15.3%	33.1%	17.8%	9.8%	23.3%
5-10 Years	14.5%	10.5%	-4.0%	2.9%	7.6%
2-5 Years	17.7%	2.4%	-15.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	12.9%	2.4%	-10.5%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.5%	76.7%	-15.2%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Lithuania	7.4%	0.3%	7.1%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	9%	0.9%	8.1%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.6%	37.2%	-19.6%
Christian	39.2%	46.2%	-7.0%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	40%	6.5%	33.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%

Safety

Is Spring Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Spring Place was 588.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.4% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Spring Place has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 12th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 235.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.9%.

🔎 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 7GF, 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 Spring Place are based on 252 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 Spring Place, Barking, IG11 7GF

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 7GF

Average Price
£224,272

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£258,134

Other
£4,171

Estimated Average Property Prices for Spring Place

Average Price
£273,785

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£278,134

Other
£4,142

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Spring PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 14 Runnel Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2025-02-20	£260,282
Flat 33 Runnel Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-01-27	£203,159
Flat 26 Runnel Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2024-10-11	£208,785
Basement Parking Space 38 Abbey Road Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,500	2021-06-24	£3,674
Flat 21 Runnel Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2019-11-15	£282,648

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 7GF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 7GF 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	28
Part-Time Employee	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Self-Employed	8
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	3
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Construction	3
Manufacturing	3
Education	2
Other	2

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	1,054 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,155 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	3,176 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gascoigne Junior School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	- not rated	374 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Infants' School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	- not rated	374 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Primary School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	3out of 4	374 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields Primary School St Marys , IG11 7BL	- not rated	492 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	3out of 4	526 yd	Academy converter	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	605 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	4out of 4	2,339 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	2,420 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	2,420 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	3out of 4	2,586 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	711 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	2,470 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	1,669 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	1,751 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,745 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	4,795 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	711 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,760 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,470 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,933 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	3,990 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	187 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizon Academy Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	973 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lansbury School Park Avenue , E6 2PN	- not rated	1,028 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,409 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	1,590 yd	Community special school	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
Timmis Ltd	10 The Shaftesburys	89 yd
The BoatHouse Cafe	The Granary, 80 Abbey Road	290 yd
Galleon Cafe Limited	34 Abbey Road	290 yd
Fresh Wharf Patrol Base	Metropolitan Police Custody Unit, 24 Muirhead Quay, Quay Road	310 yd
Big Moe's Diner	Unit 3, Jenkins Lane	571 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	667 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	769 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	1,067 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pimento Hill Ltd	Studio 1, The Malthouse Studios, 62-76 Abbey Road	290 yd
Design & Dine LTD	7 Drydock Square	528 yd
Showcase Cinema	Jenkins Lane, East Ham	571 yd
Romanian Traditional Food	Market Square, East Street	713 yd
HB Peri Peri & Grill	18 East Street	739 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nisa Local	Unit 1, Jute Court, 58 Abbey Road	194 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	791 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	813 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	899 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	919 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	590 yd
Powerleague (Newham) Norwegian Playingfields Norwegian Playingfields Jenkins Lane	artificial grass pitch	604 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre BOBBY MOORE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	624 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	801 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	871 yd
Langdon Academy SUSSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	894 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	957 yd
Thames Water (Closed) Jenkins Lane	grass pitches	1,087 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	139.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	64.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 7GF