Beam
WardSouth east Barking and Dagenham. About 9,258 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Beam, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Beam compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
BeamMiddle
Population19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
8,6123rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · Jan 2026
96.8%10th highest
Claimant rate19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · Aug 2026
8.9%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6419 wards, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
65.1%2nd lowest
Figures for the whole of Barking and Dagenham
These figures are published for the whole of Barking and Dagenham, not for each ward, so they describe all of Barking and Dagenham and not Beam alone. See Barking and Dagenham
Beam in brief
Beam had 8,612 usual residents at the census.
In Beam, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Beam, 8.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.1% of residents in Beam were aged 15 to 64 at the census.