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Barking Central
What it's like at IG11 8AS: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Barking Underground station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Barking, 550 m away, with 13.4m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Broadway Theatre, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 62, 368, 287, 687); 263 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 36% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
61% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Margarets CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 89% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Loxford School (1.4 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Greatfields School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 45.6 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Loxford School (1.4 km) and Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College (1.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (5.9 km) and Woodford County High School (8.6 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 200 m away, with Ereko African Market closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Child & Family Centre (250 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Glam Inn is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Newham University Hospital, 3.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 39 restaurants and cafés and 3 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Julienest Gardens is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Victoria the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (24 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 347 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (83%).
It's new: 51% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 102 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Abbey Green, under 50 m away; for exercise, The Gym (300 m).
68 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Margaret | I | 10 m |
| Tomb of Captain John Bennett | II | 30 m |
| Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey | II* | 60 m |
| Remains of Barking Abbey and Old Churchyard Walls | II | 90 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Barking constituency: Nesil Caliskan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,054 (30.3%), turnout 46%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 14%, Conservative 12%.
57 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near IG11 8AS →
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 19.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 4.3 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Many neighbours rent: 42% of households rent privately and 34% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of East London, 3.2 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 46.6% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 34.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 19.3% | 6.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 39 min
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