Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9QY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 9QY 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	49.8%	50.9%	1.1%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	50.2%	49.1%	-1.1%	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	27%	40.6%	13.6%	37.9%	2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	43.4%	-6.0%	44.2%	-0.8%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.7%	3.8%	-0.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8.6%	7.3%	-1.3%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	9.9%	4.9%	-5.0%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	34.6%	50.7%	16.1%	48.4%	2.3%
Good health	40.1%	29.1%	-11.0%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	16.2%	13.6%	-2.6%	12.7%	0.9%
Bad health	6.8%	4.5%	-2.3%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	32.2%	25%	-7.2%	18.2%	6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	9.7%	-6.2%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	12.8%	-2.7%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	11.8%	2.4%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	17.2%	30.2%	13.0%	33.8%	-3.6%
Other	7.3%	8%	0.7%	2.8%	5.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.2% 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	4.9%	13%	8.1%	1.1%	11.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.9%	4%	1.1%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	2.6%	5%	2.4%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	5.5%	2.9%	-2.6%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	13.9%	14.6%	0.7%	2.5%	12.1%
Black Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	4%	3.7%	0.5%	3.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	62.1%	47.2%	-14.9%	81.4%	-34.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.6%	4.8%	2.2%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61% 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	78.3%	61%	-17.3%	83.2%	-22.2%
European Union	2.9%	12.6%	9.7%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	9.1%	11.3%	2.2%	2.7%	8.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	10.2%	4.4%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.3%	60.9%	-16.4%	83.2%	-22.3%
10+ Years	1%	25.7%	24.7%	9.8%	15.9%
5-10 Years	2.9%	5.9%	3.0%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	7.8%	3.8%	-4.0%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	11%	3.8%	-7.2%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.6%	76.7%	-11.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	6.9%	0.9%	6.0%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.5%	37.2%	-21.7%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	27.7%	6.5%	21.2%
Sikh	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Upney Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upney Lane was 97.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.7% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Upney Lane has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Abbey and the 214th highest crime rate of 521 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 20.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 9QY, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Upney Lane are based on 167 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 Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9QY

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 9QY

Average Price
£419,035

Semi-Detached
£462,222

Terraced
£375,848

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upney Lane

Average Price
£680,209

Semi-Detached
£843,345

Terraced
£693,370

Detached
£738,733

Flats/Maisonettes
£250,846

Other
£288,752

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upney LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
206 Upney Lane, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£159,995	2009-12-23	£371,567
202 Upney Lane, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2007-07-04	£465,368
200 Upney Lane, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2004-12-10	£418,945
210 Upney Lane, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£142,000	2002-05-20	£510,432

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 9QY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 9QY 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	86
Retired	37
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	22
Other	21
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Construction	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	15
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	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	2,936 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	3,717 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,755 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	3out of 4	31 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Junior School Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	737 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Infants' School/Manor Longbridge Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	3out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	763 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thames View Junior School Samuel Ferguson Place , IG11 0LG	2out of 4	1,149 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	737 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	1,299 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	3out of 4	1,973 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,235 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Palmer Catholic Academy Aldborough Road South , Seven Kings IG3 8EU	3out of 4	3,398 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,396 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	3,521 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	1,071 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,785 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	3out of 4	2,298 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,457 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	4out of 4	2,819 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,416 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pathways School 40 Thames Road , IG11 0HZ	- not rated	1,476 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,809 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,990 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Alamiyah School 113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES	- not rated	2,152 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eastbury Manor House	Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury Square	311 yd
Barking Community Hospital	Barking Hospital (Friends of), Upney Lane	444 yd
Elior UK Ltd	Harp House, 16 Helmore Road	490 yd
BEKS ZONE	390 Ripple Road	601 yd
Nefis Charcoal Grill	374 Ripple Road	621 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Thatched House	The Thatched House Ph, Ripple Road	399 yd
Barking United Services Club	79 Blake Avenue	475 yd
The Spot	380 Ripple Road	635 yd
The Lighterman Public House	132 Charlton Crescent	862 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indiana Curry & Grill	514 Ripple Road	399 yd
Tuckin Cafe	Unit 89, Barking Industrial Park, Alfreds Way	402 yd
Lucky Six	1 Digby Road	432 yd
Upney Fish Bar	7 Edgefield Court, Edgefield Avenue	461 yd
New Blossom Garden	384 Ripple Road	621 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Ripple Road	401 yd
Costcutter	14-20 Farr Avenue	900 yd
Bestone	2 Reginald Ellingworth Street	1,068 yd
Co-op Welcome	455-459 Porters Avenue	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eastbury Primary School DAWSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	272 yd
Barking Abbey School Leisure Centre Sandringham Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,035 yd
Thames View Junior School SAMUEL FERGUSON PLACE	grass pitches	1,042 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	1,045 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 9QY