Loxford Road, Barking, IG11 8SD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 8SD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.4%	50.9%	6.5%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	55.6%	49.1%	-6.5%	49.0%	0.1%

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	37.3%	38.4%	1.1%	37.9%	0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	46.2%	45.2%	-1.0%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	6.2%	0.3%	-5.9%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	6.5%	10.5%	4.0%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (88.8%) 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	52.6%	53.9%	1.3%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	33.3%	34.9%	1.6%	33.6%	1.3%
Fair health	9.2%	8.3%	-0.9%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 47.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.4%	20%	6.6%	18.2%	1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	8.4%	-1.6%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11%	8.8%	-2.2%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	10.3%	3.8%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	36.1%	47.5%	11.4%	33.8%	13.7%
Other	21.3%	3.8%	-17.5%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.3% 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	5.1%	8.9%	3.8%	1.1%	7.8%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	13.7%	10%	-3.7%	3.1%	6.9%
Pakistani	24.1%	8.1%	-16.0%	2.7%	5.4%
Other Asian	5.8%	5%	-0.8%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	12.7%	27.4%	14.7%	2.5%	24.9%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	7.1%	3.8%	1.0%	6.1%
Other Black	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.4%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
White	26.2%	18.3%	-7.9%	81.4%	-63.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.2% 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	39.8%	49.2%	9.4%	83.2%	-34.0%
European Union	7.9%	11.9%	4.0%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	6.2%	2.3%	-3.9%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	11.3%	15.2%	3.9%	2.7%	12.5%
Middle East and Asia	32.6%	18.1%	-14.5%	5.6%	12.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	1.3%	2.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.8% 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	39.4%	49.2%	9.8%	83.2%	-34.0%
10+ Years	8.6%	29.8%	21.2%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	12.9%	11.9%	-1.0%	2.9%	9.0%
2-5 Years	20.1%	6.2%	-13.9%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	19%	2.9%	-16.1%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.7%	76.7%	-17.0%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	6.9%	0.3%	6.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	7.1%	1.2%	5.9%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.1%	37.2%	-29.1%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	35.9%	6.5%	29.4%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Loxford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Loxford Road was 78.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.2% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Loxford Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey and the 247th lowest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 2.5%.

🔎 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 8SD, 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 Loxford Road are based on 31 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 Loxford Road, Barking, IG11 8SD

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 8SD

Average Price
£140,657

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£140,657

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Loxford Road

Average Price
£166,103

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£166,103

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Loxford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 307 Prioress House, 5 - 7 Loxford Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2025-01-24	£120,451
Flat 104 Prioress House, 5 - 7 Loxford Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£99,000	2020-09-01	£116,682
Flat 4 Prioress House, 5 - 7 Loxford Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2020-01-17	£325,702
Flat 303 Prioress House, 5 - 7 Loxford Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£232,000	2017-04-26	£277,414
Flat 302 Prioress House, 5 - 7 Loxford Road, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£94,875	2015-11-17	£132,404

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 8SD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 8SD 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	108
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	36
Student (economically inactive)	32
Unemployed	20
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Retired	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Human health and social work activities	39
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Education	23
Construction	23
Administrative and support service activities	19
Financial and insurance activities	17
Other	15
Transport and storage	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	1,930 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,787 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,639 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	4,846 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	256 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uphall Primary School Uphall Road , IG1 2JD	2out of 4	589 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margarets CofE Primary School 15-19 North Street , IG11 8AS	3out of 4	811 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Primary School Loxford Lane , IG1 2PY	3out of 4	1,048 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Broadway , IG11 7AR	3out of 4	1,091 yd	Academy converter	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	4out of 4	1,317 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	1,527 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,871 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	2,104 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	2,371 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	1,817 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	1,990 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,176 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	1,255 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,373 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,382 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,601 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,208 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	314 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	789 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,439 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eko Pathways Flanders Road , E6 6FE	3out of 4	1,755 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oak House School 61 South Park Drive , IG3 9AB	- not rated	2,344 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
WingFixx Ltd	8 The Triangle, Tanner Street	225 yd
Taqwa Cafe	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	247 yd
FoodCycle Barking	Barking Mosque, 2 Victoria Road	247 yd
Chinese Kitchen	153 Victoria Road	275 yd
Bartlett Mitchell Ltd T/A Hapag Lloyd Cafe	48A Cambridge Road	418 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street	194 yd
De Lounge	2 Linton Road	526 yd
Barking Indoor Bowls	Longbridge Road	743 yd
Kings Bull	2 North Street	767 yd
The Victoria	The Victoria Ph, Axe Street	917 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	433 Ilford Lane	291 yd
Best Fish & Chips	112 Fanshawe Avenue	320 yd
Grilago	130 Fanshawe Avenue	345 yd
Grillford	407 Ilford Lane	474 yd
Chicken & Pizza 4 U	409 Ilford Lane	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 6 & 7 Barking Central, Aboretum Place	732 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 34-42 East Street	768 yd
Tesco	Highbridge Road	848 yd
Lidl Great Britain Ltd	62-82 Ripple Road	864 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barking & District Indoor Bowls Club PARK AVENUE	indoor bowls	712 yd
The Gym (London Barking) THE CLOCKHOUSE THE CLOCKHOUSE EAST STREET	health and fitness suite	720 yd
St Margarets C Of E Primary School NORTH STREET	grass pitches	742 yd
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	744 yd
Loxford Park HORNBEAM CLOSE	tennis courts	883 yd
Abbey Leisure Centre BOBBY MOORE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	933 yd
Abbey Sports Centre (Barking) (Closed) Axe Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	974 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		996 yd
Barking Park LONGBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	997 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	999 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.6%
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	1.4%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	1.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed	65.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60 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	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 8SD