St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, IG11 7YL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG11 7YL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% of residents 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	55.1%	48.7%	-6.4%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	44.9%	51.3%	6.4%	49.0%	2.3%

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	39.4%	33.2%	-6.2%	37.9%	-4.7%
Married: Opposite sex	35.4%	48.2%	12.8%	44.2%	4.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	14.6%	9.5%	-5.1%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	9.3%	5.5%	-3.8%	6.1%	-0.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.5%	42.4%	5.9%	48.4%	-6.0%
Good health	36.8%	38.5%	1.7%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	16.8%	12.5%	-4.3%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	4.6%	5.4%	0.8%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	5.3%	1.2%	-4.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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	33.2%	25.5%	-7.7%	18.2%	7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.9%	10.2%	5.3%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	11.8%	1.2%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	16.9%	8.9%	16.9%	0.0%
Degree or Similar	24.8%	27.5%	2.7%	33.8%	-6.3%
Other	15.9%	6.3%	-9.6%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.7% 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	3.2%	11.2%	8.0%	1.1%	10.1%
Chinese	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	5.3%	7.3%	2.0%	3.1%	4.2%
Pakistani	11.6%	6.3%	-5.3%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	3.5%	1.2%	-2.3%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	17.2%	26.3%	9.1%	2.5%	23.8%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.4%	3%	1.6%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	46.7%	34.7%	-12.0%	81.4%	-46.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.7% 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	58.6%	45.7%	-12.9%	83.2%	-37.5%
European Union	9.1%	17.6%	8.5%	6.1%	11.5%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	12.3%	16.1%	3.8%	2.7%	13.4%
Middle East and Asia	15.4%	15.2%	-0.2%	5.6%	9.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	1.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.5% 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	57.2%	45.7%	-11.5%	83.2%	-37.5%
10+ Years	6.3%	32.5%	26.2%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	6.7%	10.1%	3.4%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	11.6%	6%	-5.6%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	18.2%	5.7%	-12.5%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.9%	76.7%	-14.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Romania	8.3%	0.9%	7.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.6%	37.2%	-27.6%
Christian	39.2%	46.2%	-7.0%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	40.4%	6.5%	33.9%
Sikh	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is St Erkenwald Mews Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Erkenwald Mews was 212.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.1% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Erkenwald Mews has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey and the 69th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.9%.

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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 7YL, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 St Erkenwald Mews are based on 45 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 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, IG11 7YL

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 7YL

Average Price
£235,698

Semi-Detached
£334,144

Terraced
£286,327

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,188

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Erkenwald Mews

Average Price
£250,464

Semi-Detached
£352,707

Terraced
£298,504

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£243,104

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Erkenwald MewsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2022-07-07	£275,071
19 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2021-11-22	£309,773
11 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2020-10-08	£258,724
25 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2020-04-30	£294,938
25 St Erkenwald Mews, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£213,000	2017-03-24	£257,576

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 7YL

Employment

IG11 7YL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	69
Retired	37
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	26
Other	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Looking after home or family	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Transport and storage	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	6
Education	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Manufacturing	2
Real estate 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	3out of 4	1,652 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	2,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,346 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,475 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,823 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	442 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Primary School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	3out of 4	458 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	503 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	653 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	808 yd	Community school	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	475 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	1,657 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	2,292 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	2,488 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	3,246 yd	Free schools	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	1,997 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	2,132 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,293 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	973 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,668 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,138 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	3,686 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	614 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	627 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,029 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,510 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School 40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ	- not rated	2,199 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
Nali Restaurant	41 Ripple Road	174 yd
German Doner Kebab	33-35 Ripple Road	194 yd
KTKC Restaurant	58 Ripple Road	195 yd
Couleur Cafe	Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square	305 yd
The Source - Pitstop	Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square	305 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	334 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	523 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	543 yd
The Spot	380 Ripple Road	783 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	793 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rivers of Joy	121-125 Ripple Road	94 yd
Magic Doner	111 Ripple Road	117 yd
Jerk Pit	109 Ripple Road	117 yd
Tasty Chicken and Pizza	115-117 Ripple Road	117 yd
Munchies	32 Ripple Road	226 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	226 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	348 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	424 yd
Nisa Local	Unit 1, Jute Court, 58 Abbey Road	743 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	983 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	383 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	393 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre BOBBY MOORE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	397 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	633 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	657 yd
Eastbury Community School HULSE AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	781 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	1,016 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	3.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	3.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	3.7%

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	61.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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