Blake Avenue, Barking, IG11 9SA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 9SA 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	49.9%	51.3%	1.4%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	50.1%	48.7%	-1.4%	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	34.4%	41.7%	7.3%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	40.3%	-9.1%	44.2%	-3.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.6%	3.1%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	3.5%	7.6%	4.1%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	8.1%	6.6%	-1.5%	6.1%	0.5%

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 (85.5%) 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	45.7%	50.4%	4.7%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	35.9%	35.1%	-0.8%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	12.5%	11.1%	-1.4%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	5%	3.1%	-1.9%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	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	29.3%	24.1%	-5.2%	18.2%	5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	7.9%	-3.3%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	11.3%	-3.4%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	14.4%	2.8%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	18.1%	32%	13.9%	33.8%	-1.8%
Other	12.7%	5.8%	-6.9%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.8% 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	13.6%	22.7%	9.1%	1.1%	21.6%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.9%	4.4%	0.5%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	6.2%	7.2%	1.0%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	1.6%	5.0%
Black African	7.1%	8%	0.9%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	50.7%	38.8%	-11.9%	81.4%	-42.6%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.1%	6.1%	4.0%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.3% 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	63.2%	51.3%	-11.9%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	8.3%	15.4%	7.1%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	4.2%	0.3%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	17.8%	22.7%	4.9%	5.6%	17.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.3%	50.8%	-11.5%	83.2%	-32.4%
10+ Years	1.5%	29.2%	27.7%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	8.3%	10%	1.7%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	9.8%	4.2%	-5.6%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	18.1%	5.8%	-12.3%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.8%	76.7%	-10.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	7.3%	0.9%	6.4%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	7%	1.2%	5.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.2%	37.2%	-26.0%
Christian	38%	46.2%	-8.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	37.7%	6.5%	31.2%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Blake Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blake Avenue was 70.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 83.3% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Blake Avenue has the 18th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 195th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.5%.

🔎 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 9SA, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Blake Avenue are based on 148 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 Blake Avenue, Barking, IG11 9SA

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 9SA

Average Price
£458,405

Semi-Detached
£458,648

Terraced
£458,162

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blake Avenue

Average Price
£388,940

Semi-Detached
£468,803

Terraced
£410,779

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£225,531

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blake AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
143 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2021-12-03	£502,219
139 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£316,000	2020-03-18	£383,141
230 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£385,000	2017-08-25	£491,788
145 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2015-10-09	£448,927
147 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£212,500	2012-10-12	£468,935

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 9SA

Employment

IG11 9SA 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 9SA 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	75
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	40
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	21
Other	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	10
Other	9
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate 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	4out of 4	2,953 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	3,896 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,845 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	- not rated	186 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	3out of 4	186 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	848 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Infants' School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	- not rated	848 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Junior School Sandringham Road , IG11 9AG	- not rated	932 yd	Community school	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	4out of 4	932 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School Net Street , IG11 7QG	3out of 4	1,320 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook School Cannington Road , RM9 4BP	- not rated	1,668 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barking Riverside School Rivergate Centre (Temp Address) , Minter Road IG11 0FJ	- not rated	1,823 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	4out of 4	1,863 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	1,995 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	2,501 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	3,456 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	3,574 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	1,265 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,995 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	2,185 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,501 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	2,861 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Faircross School Rosslyn Road , IG11 9UH	- not rated	1,156 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,574 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,832 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hyleford School 200 Loxford Lane , IG3 9AR	- not rated	2,020 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	2,042 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
Eastbury Manor House	Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury Square	201 yd
Barking Community Hospital	Barking Hospital (Friends of), Upney Lane	534 yd
BEKS ZONE	390 Ripple Road	554 yd
Nefis Charcoal Grill	374 Ripple Road	573 yd
Eastern Paradise	394 Ripple Road	573 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Thatched House	The Thatched House Ph, Ripple Road	336 yd
Barking United Services Club	79 Blake Avenue	347 yd
The Spot	380 Ripple Road	589 yd
The Lighterman Public House	132 Charlton Crescent	725 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tuckin Cafe	Unit 89, Barking Industrial Park, Alfreds Way	271 yd
Indiana Curry & Grill	514 Ripple Road	336 yd
Lucky Six	1 Digby Road	429 yd
New Blossom Garden	384 Ripple Road	573 yd
Upney Fish Bar	7 Edgefield Court, Edgefield Avenue	590 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Ripple Road	337 yd
Costcutter	14-20 Farr Avenue	778 yd
Bestone	2 Reginald Ellingworth Street	1,088 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eastbury Primary School DAWSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	303 yd
Thames View Junior School SAMUEL FERGUSON PLACE	grass pitches	910 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	950 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	230 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 9SA