Whalebone
WardNorth east Barking and Dagenham. About 14,822 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Whalebone, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Whalebone compares
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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 Whalebone alone. See Barking and Dagenham
Whalebone in brief
Whalebone had 13,702 usual residents at the census.
In Whalebone, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Whalebone, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
66.7% of residents in Whalebone were aged 15 to 64 at the census.