East Street, Barking, IG11 8ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 8ER is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.5%	51.6%	8.1%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	56.5%	48.4%	-8.1%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 8ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.8% 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	51.6%	44.8%	-6.8%	37.9%	6.9%
Married: Opposite sex	37.5%	47.6%	10.1%	44.2%	3.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.3%	1%	-2.3%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	5.3%	4.5%	-0.8%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (94.3%) 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	59%	63.6%	4.6%	48.4%	15.2%
Good health	31.9%	30.7%	-1.2%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	6.7%	4.9%	-1.8%	12.7%	-7.8%
Bad health	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	4.0%	-3.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

In the area around IG11 8ER this area, 6.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 57.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.6%	6.6%	-2.0%	18.2%	-11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.8%	6.6%	0.8%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	7.2%	-3.6%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.8%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	14.1%	6.3%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	46.3%	57.9%	11.6%	33.8%	24.1%
Other	19.9%	3.8%	-16.1%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.4% 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	4.4%	1.9%	-2.5%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	16.3%	24.8%	8.5%	3.1%	21.7%
Pakistani	9.6%	7.6%	-2.0%	2.7%	4.9%
Other Asian	6.9%	1.4%	-5.5%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	19.6%	12.3%	-7.3%	2.5%	9.8%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	28.8%	35.4%	6.6%	81.4%	-46.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.8%	2.7%	1.9%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	2.9%	5.7%	2.8%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 31.3% 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	32.7%	31.3%	-1.4%	83.2%	-51.9%
European Union	15.2%	21.2%	6.0%	6.1%	15.1%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	3%	0.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	13.5%	10.3%	-3.2%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	33.8%	30.2%	-3.6%	5.6%	24.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	4.1%	2.0%	1.3%	2.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 31.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 15.5% 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	32.1%	31.3%	-0.8%	83.2%	-51.9%
10+ Years	20.8%	15.5%	-5.3%	9.8%	5.7%
5-10 Years	16.7%	13.6%	-3.1%	2.9%	10.7%
2-5 Years	16.5%	22.1%	5.6%	2.2%	19.9%
Less than 2 years	14%	17.4%	3.4%	1.9%	15.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	31.7%	76.7%	-45.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	8.4%	0.9%	7.5%
Other EU countries	9.2%	1.5%	7.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	26.6%	1.2%	25.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.3%	37.2%	-23.9%
Christian	48.1%	46.2%	1.9%
Hindu	16.8%	1.7%	15.1%
Muslim	17.9%	6.5%	11.4%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is East Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around East Street was 800.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 91.9% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

East Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey and the 5th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 253.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in IG11 8ER, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 East Street are based on 46 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 East Street, Barking, IG11 8ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 8ER

Average Price
£630,253

Semi-Detached
£1,041,600

Terraced
£795,153

Detached
£671,423

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£434,674

Estimated Average Property Prices for East Street

Average Price
£2,329,483

Semi-Detached
£1,099,467

Terraced
£973,506

Detached
£689,073

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,050

Other
£4,677,962

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on East Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 - 25 East Street, Barking, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£950,000	2022-08-02	£1,020,653
35 East Street, Barking, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£26,500	2019-09-16	£30,265
13 East Street, Barking, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000	2018-02-15	£1,157
31 East Street, Barking, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£573,000	2015-08-03	£817,806
17A East Street, Barking, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2001-09-07	£696,441

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 8ER

Employment

IG11 8ER area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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 8ER 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	141
Self-Employed	39
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Looking after home or family	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	8
Retired	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	26
Information and communication	24
Administrative and support service activities	23
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Construction	18
Financial and insurance activities	15
Other	12
Transport and storage	12
Real estate activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	6
Mining and quarrying	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	3out of 4	1,398 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	2,352 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,889 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,007 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,517 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	90 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	3out of 4	344 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	502 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gascoigne Primary School Gascoigne Road , IG11 7DR	3out of 4	683 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	1,117 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	856 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,861 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	2,022 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,025 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	3,114 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,592 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	1,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,938 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	813 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,757 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,162 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,867 yd	Community school	No	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	692 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	743 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	853 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,234 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School 40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ	- not rated	2,632 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
Barking Cafe	13 East Street	5 yd
Cristina's	8-10 North Street	66 yd
McDonald's Barking	41 East Street	96 yd
Julienest Gardens	15 Broadway	110 yd
St Margaret's Tea Room	Broadway	111 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Bull	2 North Street	71 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	185 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	277 yd
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	601 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	866 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Suyahut	Barking Market, 20 East Street	47 yd
HB Peri Peri & Grill	18 East Street	64 yd
Sweet House	18 East Street	64 yd
QQ Food Takeaway	2-4 East Street	64 yd
Pablo's Pizza	Unit 2, Genoa Building, 14 North Street	66 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	45 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	194 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	251 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	530 yd
Nisa Local	Unit 1, Jute Court, 58 Abbey Road	638 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	127 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	172 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre BOBBY MOORE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	186 yd
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	228 yd
Langdon Academy SUSSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	848 yd
Barking Road Recreation Ground Barking Road	grass pitches	957 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	1,026 yd
Eastbury Community School HULSE AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,048 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	23.87 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	23.87 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 8ER