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Chadwell Heath

Ward

North Barking and Dagenham. About 15,185 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chadwell Heath, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,089
1,024th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chadwell Heath compares

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

Chadwell HeathMiddle
Population19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
Population: every ward in Barking and Dagenham19 areas from 3,951 to 15,925. The middle area is 12,543. Chadwell Heath is 14,089.
14,0895th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Barking and Dagenham19 areas from 85.2% to 98.7%. The middle area is 96.8%. Chadwell Heath is 93.9%.
93.9%5th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Barking and Dagenham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Barking and Dagenham19 areas from 5.3% to 9.0%. The middle area is 7.7%. Chadwell Heath is 6.6%.
6.6%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6419 wards, Barking and Dagenham · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Barking and Dagenham19 areas from 63.8% to 70.4%. The middle area is 66.7%. Chadwell Heath is 63.8%.
63.8%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 Chadwell 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 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
Chadwell Heath in brief

Chadwell Heath had 14,089 usual residents at the census.

In Chadwell Heath, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chadwell Heath, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Chadwell Heath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.