Gurney Close, Barking, IG11 8LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 8LB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.5%	51.3%	4.8%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	53.5%	48.7%	-4.8%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	40.8%	40.6%	-0.2%	37.9%	2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.5%	43.4%	-0.1%	44.2%	-0.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.7%	1.6%	-3.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	7.1%	7.2%	0.1%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	3.9%	4%	0.1%	6.1%	-2.1%

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 (86.3%) 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	45.6%	54.4%	8.8%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	42.7%	31.9%	-10.8%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	8.7%	9.7%	1.0%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	2%	2.8%	0.8%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	16.9%	18.5%	1.6%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	9.6%	-1.0%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	12.9%	-2.0%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	3.6%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	12.4%	2.6%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	31.4%	37.3%	5.9%	33.8%	3.5%
Other	14.9%	5.6%	-9.3%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.9% 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	10.2%	17.3%	7.1%	1.1%	16.2%
Chinese	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	10.8%	4%	-6.8%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	12.2%	9.6%	-2.6%	2.7%	6.9%
Other Asian	6.4%	4.2%	-2.2%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	11.3%	9.3%	-2.0%	2.5%	6.8%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	2%	-2.7%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	0.8%	1.5%
White	31.4%	39.9%	8.5%	81.4%	-41.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	2.9%	5.4%	2.5%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.9% 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	45.3%	43.9%	-1.4%	83.2%	-39.3%
European Union	12.2%	23.6%	11.4%	6.1%	17.5%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	9.9%	6.6%	-3.3%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	27%	20.8%	-6.2%	5.6%	15.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	1.3%	1.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.4% 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	45.1%	43.9%	-1.2%	83.2%	-39.3%
10+ Years	9.9%	23.4%	13.5%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	13.7%	14.2%	0.5%	2.9%	11.3%
2-5 Years	12.5%	11.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	9.2%
Less than 2 years	18.9%	7.1%	-11.8%	1.9%	5.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.8%	76.7%	-21.9%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	10.7%	0.9%	9.8%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.7%	1.2%	5.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.4%	37.2%	-19.8%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Muslim	35.6%	6.5%	29.1%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Gurney Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gurney Close was 227.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.0% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gurney Close has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 60th highest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 89.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.3%.

🔎 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 8LB, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Gurney Close are based on 552 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 Gurney Close, Barking, IG11 8LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 8LB

Average Price
£231,391

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£334,484

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£208,710

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gurney Close

Average Price
£227,877

Semi-Detached
£465,617

Terraced
£341,773

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£201,090

Other
£193,319

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gurney CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
214 Gurney Close, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,500	2026-03-06	£425,500
263 Gurney Close, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-12-05	£253,316
248 Gurney Close, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2025-11-10	£141,280
231 Gurney Close, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-02-21	£206,261
250 Gurney Close, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2024-12-16	£216,941

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 8LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	65
Part-Time Employee	46
Looking after home or family	31
Self-Employed	27
Retired	20
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Construction	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Education	14
Transport and storage	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	1,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	1,826 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,589 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,456 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,678 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northbury Primary School Northbury Close , IG11 8JA	3out of 4	363 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbury Infants' School North Street , IG11 8JA	- not rated	363 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uphall Primary School Uphall Road , IG1 2JD	- not rated	625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	825 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	- not rated	825 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	3out of 4	1,159 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School Net Street , IG11 7QG	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	1,672 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	1,672 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	4out of 4	2,296 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	1,303 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	1,561 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	1,650 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	1,824 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,997 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	1,303 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	1,446 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,561 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,744 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,309 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al Madina School for Girls Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	510 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eton Community School Eton Community Centre , IG1 2XG	- not rated	1,073 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	1,441 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,457 yd	Other independent 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
Chinese Kitchen	153 Victoria Road	117 yd
Taqwa Cafe	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	513 yd
FoodCycle Barking	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	513 yd
Early Birds Cafe	Unit 11Pacific Wharf, Hertford Road	522 yd
WingFixx Ltd	8 The Triangle, Tanner Street	525 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	315 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	746 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	890 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	1,060 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	1,079 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Orange & Lemon Barking	Abbey Community Centre, Cowbridge Lane	400 yd
Subway	433 Ilford Lane	558 yd
Grillford	407 Ilford Lane	618 yd
Chicken & Pizza 4 U	409 Ilford Lane	618 yd
Best Fish & Chips	112 Fanshawe Avenue	631 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Highbridge Road	795 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	928 yd
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	941 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	1,072 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	468 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		685 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	829 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	847 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	910 yd
Barking Road Recreation Ground Barking Road	grass pitches	987 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	1,002 yd
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	1,019 yd
Little Ilford School RECTORY ROAD		1,029 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,053 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	12.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	12.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	12.9%

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	64.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	71.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 8LB