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Barking East

Middle area

South west Barking and Dagenham. 9,418 people in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Barking East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£437,500
1,524th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,133
1,981st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Barking East compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from £230,000 to £532,000. The middle area is £378,875. Barking East is £437,500.
£437,5003rd highest
Population22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 6,640 to 14,055. The middle area is 9,608. Barking East is 9,133.
9,1338th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 81.5% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.9%. Barking East is 99.2%.
99.2%2nd highest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 5.3% to 9.6%. The middle area is 7.5%. Barking East is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Barking and Dagenham

These figures are published for the whole of Barking and Dagenham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barking and Dagenham and not Barking East alone. See Barking and Dagenham

Average house price
£375,604
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,467
173rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.3
37th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barking East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barking East was £437,500 in 2025.

Barking East had 9,133 usual residents at the census.

In Barking East, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barking East, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.