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Becontree Heath

Middle area

North east Barking and Dagenham. 11,630 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Becontree Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£410,000
Joint 1,803rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,082
Joint 568th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Becontree Heath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Becontree Heath at a rate of 78.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences348
Anti-social behaviour170
Other crime133
Vehicle crime85
Drug offences41
Burglary33
Criminal damage and arson33
Robbery32
Theft from the person22
Shoplifting18

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Becontree Heath compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Becontree HeathMiddle
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. Becontree Heath is £410,000.
£410,0005th most expensive
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. Becontree Heath is 11,082.
11,0827th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Barking and Dagenham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Barking and Dagenham22 areas from 0.0% to 75.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Becontree Heath is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Becontree Heath is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 11th highest

Is Becontree Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Becontree Heath at a rate of 78.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 102.3 per 1,000 people across Barking and Dagenham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Becontree Heath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (348), anti-social behaviour (170) and other crime (133).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Becontree Heath 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
Joint 59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.3
Joint 37th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Becontree Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Becontree Heath was £410,000 in 2025.

Becontree Heath had 11,082 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Becontree Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Becontree Heath, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.