Sparsholt Road, Barking, IG11 7YG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 7YG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	50.2%	2.7%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	52.5%	49.8%	-2.7%	49.0%	0.8%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.1%	41.8%	-4.3%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	35.5%	46.2%	10.7%	44.2%	2.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	5.1%	1.8%	-3.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9.7%	5.8%	-3.9%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (91.5%) 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	56%	55%	-1.0%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	27.8%	36.5%	8.7%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	10.8%	7.6%	-3.2%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	4.1%	0.9%	-3.2%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	21.7%	24.4%	2.7%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	6.2%	-8.1%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	9.8%	-3.6%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4%	3.5%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	13.8%	2.7%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	24%	37.3%	13.3%	33.8%	3.5%
Other	15.2%	4.4%	-10.8%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.2% 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	1.6%	13.5%	11.9%	1.1%	12.4%
Chinese	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	4.7%	4%	-0.7%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	5.7%	5.8%	0.1%	2.7%	3.1%
Other Asian	7.3%	1.5%	-5.8%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	25.6%	17.5%	-8.1%	2.5%	15.0%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	0.4%	3.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.8%	1.7%
White	39.9%	40.2%	0.3%	81.4%	-41.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	2.8%	6.4%	3.6%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	43.3%	-10.8%	83.2%	-39.9%
European Union	13.6%	23.3%	9.7%	6.1%	17.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	17.7%	14.5%	-3.2%	2.7%	11.8%
Middle East and Asia	10.8%	13.3%	2.5%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	0.9%	-2.6%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.2%	43.5%	-9.7%	83.2%	-39.7%
10+ Years	7%	23.7%	16.7%	9.8%	13.9%
5-10 Years	8.2%	12.5%	4.3%	2.9%	9.6%
2-5 Years	12%	14%	2.0%	2.2%	11.8%
Less than 2 years	19.6%	6.4%	-13.2%	1.9%	4.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.9%	76.7%	-25.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	11.4%	0.9%	10.5%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	8.7%	1.2%	7.5%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.8%	37.2%	-28.4%
Christian	45.9%	46.2%	-0.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	32.2%	6.5%	25.7%
Sikh	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Sparsholt Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sparsholt Road was 16.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.0% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sparsholt Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 8th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in IG11 7YG, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 9/10 (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 Sparsholt Road are based on 163 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 Sparsholt Road, Barking, IG11 7YG

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 7YG

Average Price
£339,905

Semi-Detached
£385,487

Terraced
£377,911

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£296,732

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sparsholt Road

Average Price
£345,722

Semi-Detached
£367,117

Terraced
£360,931

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£289,214

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sparsholt Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Sparsholt Road, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2025-07-28	£431,602
14 Sparsholt Road, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-07-17	£396,797
14 Sparsholt Road, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-09-08	£277,794
Flat 12 Forest Mews, 99 Sparsholt Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-02-25	£182,948
18 Sparsholt Road, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2021-06-29	£391,520

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 7YG

Employment

IG11 7YG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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 7YG 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	61
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	19
Retired	16
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	13
Transport and storage	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	1
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	2,283 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	3,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,236 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	5,407 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	5,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	400 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Infants' School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	- not rated	400 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	- not rated	703 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	3out of 4	703 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields Primary School St Marys , IG11 7BL	- not rated	741 yd	Free schools	No	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	659 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	4out of 4	1,304 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Riverside School Rivergate Centre (Temp Address) , Minter Road IG11 0FJ	- not rated	1,906 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook School Cannington Road , RM9 4BP	- not rated	2,321 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	4out of 4	2,324 yd	Free schools	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	1,848 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	1,994 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	2,813 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	2,923 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,976 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	5,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,160 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,848 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,994 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	2,802 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,429 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	983 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,168 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,233 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Madina School for Girls Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,809 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Hyleford School 200 Loxford Lane , IG3 9AR	- not rated	2,093 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
Nefis Charcoal Grill	374 Ripple Road	278 yd
Eastern Paradise	394 Ripple Road	278 yd
Bela Lisbaa	398 Ripple Road	278 yd
BEKS ZONE	390 Ripple Road	287 yd
Eastbury Manor House	Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury Square	471 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spot	380 Ripple Road	279 yd
Barking United Services Club	79 Blake Avenue	379 yd
The Lighterman Public House	132 Charlton Crescent	797 yd
Thatched House	The Thatched House Ph, Ripple Road	914 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Blossom Garden	384 Ripple Road	278 yd
Mama's Peri Peri	361 Ripple Road	326 yd
Chubby Friar Fish and Chips LTD	353 Ripple Road	326 yd
Lucky Six	1 Digby Road	480 yd
Golden Dragon	202 Ripple Road	589 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Ripple Road	914 yd
Costcutter	14-20 Farr Avenue	996 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	1,027 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	279 yd
Eastbury Primary School DAWSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	601 yd
Eastbury Community School HULSE AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	981 yd
Thames View Junior School SAMUEL FERGUSON PLACE	grass pitches	986 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	69.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	69.4%

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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 7YG