Spring Place, Barking, IG11 7GL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding IG11 7GL 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 7GL, 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 537.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.0% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Spring Place has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey and the 14th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 168.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -12.7%.

🔎 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 7GL, 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 248 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 7GL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 7GL

Average Price
£123,325

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£123,325

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Spring Place

Average Price
£297,843

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£302,652

Other
£4,486

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Spring PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Fetherton Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£223,000	2019-07-05	£261,389
Flat 11 Fetherton Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£78,750	2019-06-21	£93,538
Flat 14 Fetherton Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£82,250	2017-03-31	£99,463
Flat 4 Fetherton Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£122,500	2016-11-30	£146,316
Flat 9 Fetherton Court Spring Place, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,800	2015-10-19	£103,077

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 7GL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 7GL 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	3out of 4	918 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,987 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	3,053 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,076 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,322 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gascoigne Primary School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	3out of 4	454 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	3out of 4	466 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	719 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nelson Primary School Napier Road , East Ham E6 2SE	3out of 4	1,092 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vicarage Primary School Vicarage Lane , East Ham E6 6AD	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	720 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	2,251 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,421 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	2,443 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsford Community School Kingsford Way , Beckton E6 5JG	3out of 4	2,557 yd	Community school	No	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	1,502 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	1,589 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,613 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	542 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,796 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,468 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,916 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	4,143 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	216 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	823 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,405 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,646 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Pathways School 40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ	- not rated	2,286 yd	Free schools special	No	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	91 yd
The BoatHouse Cafe	The Granary, 80 Abbey Road	269 yd
Galleon Cafe Limited	34 Abbey Road	269 yd
Fresh Wharf Patrol Base	Metropolitan Police Custody Unit, 24 Muirhead Quay, Quay Road	276 yd
Big Moe's Diner	Unit 3, Jenkins Lane	585 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	669 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	762 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pimento Hill Ltd	Studio 1, The Malthouse Studios, 62-76 Abbey Road	269 yd
Design & Dine LTD	7 Drydock Square	501 yd
Showcase Cinema	Jenkins Lane, East Ham	585 yd
Romanian Traditional Food	Market Square, East Street	712 yd
HB Peri Peri & Grill	18 East Street	734 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nisa Local	Unit 1, Jute Court, 58 Abbey Road	175 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	789 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	819 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	897 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	902 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	591 yd
Powerleague (Newham) Norwegian Playingfields Norwegian Playingfields Jenkins Lane	artificial grass pitch	609 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	790 yd
Langdon Academy SUSSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	863 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	871 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	988 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	50 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	80.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	500 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 7GL