Blake Avenue, Barking, IG11 9SB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG11 9SB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	50.4%	-0.7%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	48.9%	49.6%	0.7%	49.0%	0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around IG11 9SB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.6%	48.6%	11.0%	37.9%	10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	42.7%	37.5%	-5.2%	44.2%	-6.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	5.8%	1.9%	-3.9%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	6.9%	5.4%	-1.5%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	6.9%	6.3%	-0.6%	6.1%	0.2%

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	39.6%	45.9%	6.3%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	36.3%	35.3%	-1.0%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	15.4%	10.6%	-4.8%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	5.5%	7.4%	1.9%	4.0%	3.4%
Very bad health	3.3%	0.7%	-2.6%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	33.9%	22.4%	-11.5%	18.2%	4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	11.4%	-1.7%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	10.1%	-0.1%	13.4%	-3.3%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4.4%	2.6%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	12.9%	2.3%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	21.5%	35%	13.5%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	8.8%	3.8%	-5.0%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.8% 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	13.5%	21.8%	8.3%	1.1%	20.7%
Indian	5.5%	3.5%	-2.0%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	6%	7.2%	1.2%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	18.1%	16.6%	-1.5%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	0.2%	-2.8%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	46.7%	40.8%	-5.9%	81.4%	-40.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	60.2%	64.2%	4.0%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	11.8%	7.2%	-4.6%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	4%	3.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	10.7%	9.9%	-0.8%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	15.1%	13.8%	-1.3%	5.6%	8.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.9%	64%	4.1%	83.2%	-19.2%
10+ Years	6.9%	28.8%	21.9%	9.8%	19.0%
5-10 Years	5.2%	4.4%	-0.8%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	9.3%	1.7%	-7.6%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	1%	-17.7%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.8%	76.7%	-3.9%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	12.8%	13.5%	-0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.3%	37.2%	-18.9%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	36.5%	6.5%	30.0%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Blake Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blake Avenue was 14.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.6% lower than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Public order.

Blake Avenue has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Abbey and the 5th lowest crime rate of 512 local areas in Barking and Dagenham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -84.3%.

🔎 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 9SB, 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 9SB

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG11 9SB

Average Price
£433,996

Semi-Detached
£486,807

Terraced
£458,167

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£253,629

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
89 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2026-02-24	£230,000
109 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£604,000	2025-09-05	£617,527
121 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2025-03-28	£536,235
87 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2016-08-25	£244,834
129 Blake Avenue, Barking, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£268,300	2014-09-09	£475,067

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG11 9SB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in IG11 9SB 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	100
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	36
Retired	36
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Construction	12
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	2,821 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	3,926 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	4,766 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	349 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Primary School Dawson Avenue , IG11 9QQ	3out of 4	349 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Primary School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	3out of 4	801 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ripple Infants' School Suffolk Road , IG11 7QS	- not rated	801 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thames View Infants' School Bastable Avenue , IG11 0LG	- not rated	816 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	4out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greatfields School Net Street , IG11 7QG	3out of 4	1,202 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barking Riverside School Rivergate Centre (Temp Address) , Minter Road IG11 0FJ	- not rated	1,691 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayesbrook School Cannington Road , RM9 4BP	- not rated	1,844 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jo Richardson Community School Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN	4out of 4	1,946 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	2,104 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	2,391 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	3,355 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	3,466 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Community College at Plumstead Centre 95 Plumstead Road , Plumstead SE18 7DQ	- not rated	5,455 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	1,336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,104 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goresbrook School Cook Road , RM9 6XW	- not rated	2,263 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,391 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Sydney Russell School Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT	3out of 4	3,037 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	1,205 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,587 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northstar New School c/o Gascoigne Primary Annex , The Shaftesburys IG11 7JA	- not rated	1,711 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Bridge School Renwick Road , IG11 0FU	3out of 4	1,973 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Hyleford School 200 Loxford Lane , IG3 9AR	- not rated	2,146 yd	Community 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
Eastbury Manor House	Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury Square	134 yd
BEKS ZONE	390 Ripple Road	510 yd
Nefis Charcoal Grill	374 Ripple Road	526 yd
Eastern Paradise	394 Ripple Road	526 yd
Bela Lisbaa	398 Ripple Road	526 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Barking United Services Club	79 Blake Avenue	174 yd
Thatched House	The Thatched House Ph, Ripple Road	373 yd
The Spot	380 Ripple Road	541 yd
The Lighterman Public House	132 Charlton Crescent	560 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tuckin Cafe	Unit 89, Barking Industrial Park, Alfreds Way	169 yd
Indiana Curry & Grill	514 Ripple Road	373 yd
Lucky Six	1 Digby Road	462 yd
New Blossom Garden	384 Ripple Road	526 yd
Mama's Peri Peri	361 Ripple Road	565 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Ripple Road	374 yd
Costcutter	14-20 Farr Avenue	654 yd
Bangla Town Cash & Carry	21 Thames Road	999 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eastbury Primary School DAWSON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	401 yd
Thames View Junior School SAMUEL FERGUSON PLACE	grass pitches	756 yd
Great Fields Park Great Fields Road	tennis courts	811 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	43.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	91.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG11 9SB