Dorrington Close, Barking, IG11 9FD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG11 9FD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	53.7%	49.4%	-4.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	46.3%	50.6%	4.3%	49.0%	1.6%

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	49.1%	40.5%	-8.6%	37.9%	2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	35.3%	46.6%	11.3%	44.2%	2.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	7.6%	6.1%	-1.5%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	4%	3.4%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (89.6%) 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	47.8%	58.3%	10.5%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	31.1%	31.3%	0.2%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	14.2%	8.5%	-5.7%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	5.7%	1.5%	-4.2%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	29.1%	20.9%	-8.2%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	8.9%	-7.5%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	10.1%	-1.5%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	6.1%	5.0%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	14%	4.9%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	21.1%	37.7%	16.6%	33.8%	3.9%
Other	11.6%	2.2%	-9.4%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.7% 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	12.7%	15.8%	3.1%	1.1%	14.7%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	2%	6.1%	4.1%	3.1%	3.0%
Pakistani	3%	5%	2.0%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	11.2%	18.5%	7.3%	2.5%	16.0%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	3.2%	5.5%	2.3%	0.5%	5.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	0.4%	-2.8%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.4%
White	53.7%	38.7%	-15.0%	81.4%	-42.7%
Arab	1.2%	0.2%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.2%	58.7%	-8.5%	83.2%	-24.5%
European Union	10.9%	14.1%	3.2%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	7%	11.6%	4.6%	2.7%	8.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	13.2%	1.8%	5.6%	7.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.2%	58.7%	-8.5%	83.2%	-24.5%
10+ Years	7.2%	24.2%	17.0%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	3.7%	7.7%	4.0%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	11.9%	5.1%	-6.8%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	10%	4.2%	-5.8%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	76.7%	-11.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Romania	7.5%	0.9%	6.6%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	12.2%	13.5%	-1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.2%	37.2%	-18.0%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	30.2%	6.5%	23.7%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Dorrington Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dorrington Close was 100.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.2% higher than the Eastbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dorrington Close has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eastbury and the 199th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 39.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,600

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in IG11 9FD, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Dorrington Close are based on 15 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 Dorrington Close, Barking, IG11 9FD

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 9FD

Average Price
£573,725

Semi-Detached
£573,725

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorrington Close

Average Price
£766,021

Semi-Detached
£606,740

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,995,953

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorrington CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Dorrington Close, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2023-08-31	£580,950
4 Dorrington Close, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2021-05-21	£613,610
6 Dorrington Close, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£450,000	2017-02-28	£601,508
7 Dorrington Close, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£455,000	2017-02-08	£608,191
5 Dorrington Close, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£465,000	2017-02-03	£621,558

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 9FD

Employment

IG11 9FD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 9FD 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	92
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	49
Looking after home or family	46
Student (economically inactive)	32
Retired	29
Other	21
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Construction	9
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Education	4
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

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	3,673 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	4,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	5,445 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Monteagle Primary School Burnham Road , RM9 4RB	3out of 4	629 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	3out of 4	722 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Junior School Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Infants' School/Manor Longbridge Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Barley Infants' School Davington Road , RM8 2LL	3out of 4	1,075 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	1,404 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	2,036 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,162 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield School Pedley Road , RM8 1XE	3out of 4	3,228 yd	Foundation school	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	4,118 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	4,248 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	1,556 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	1,723 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,039 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	2,100 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	3,064 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayesbrook Park School 75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ	3out of 4	1,498 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	1,525 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School 40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ	- not rated	1,760 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	2,012 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hopewell School Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN	- not rated	2,135 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
Savoy Cafe	464 Lodge Avenue	397 yd
Aafio Kenkey Market	436 Lodge Avenue	397 yd
Smokey Flame BBQ	451 Porters Avenue	420 yd
Blanca Lounge N Shisha	464a Lodge Avenue	444 yd
Istanbul Kebab & Cafe	286 Lodge Avenue	447 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
RoundHouse	The Roundhouse, Lodge Avenue	569 yd
Thatched House	The Thatched House Ph, Ripple Road	738 yd
Barking football Club	Barking Football Club, Lodge Avenue	876 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aroma	458 Lodge Avenue	397 yd
Pizza Franco	440 Lodge Avenue	397 yd
Big Fry	466 Lodge Avenue	397 yd
Ho Lee	465 Porters Avenue	420 yd
Tasty Chicken and Ribs	431 Porters Avenue	420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Welcome	455-459 Porters Avenue	420 yd
Bestone	2 Reginald Ellingworth Street	610 yd
Tesco	Ripple Road	739 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mayesbrook Park Lodge Avenue	grass pitches	801 yd
Barking Sporthouse And Gym GLL BARKING SPORTHOUSE AND GYM MAYESBROOK PARK GLL BARKING SPORTHOUSE AND GYM MAYESBROOK PARK LODGE AVENUE	health and fitness suite	921 yd
Barking Abbey School Leisure Centre Sandringham Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	930 yd
Eastbury Primary School DAWSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	969 yd
Jim Peters Stadium JIM PETERS STADIUM JIM PETERS STADIUM LODGE AVENUE	athletics tracks	1,042 yd
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy SCHOOL SITE SCHOOL SITE IVINGHOE ROAD	grass pitches	1,092 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	38.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	52.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	52.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10.04 Mbit/s

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