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Barking and Dagenham vs Haringey
Barking and Dagenham (London, England · ~214k people) · Haringey (London, England · ~266k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Barking and Dagenham leads on 4, Haringey on 2, 1 effectively tied. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Barking and Dagenham
£39,213/yr
Around UK average
Haringey
£46,842/yr
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Haringey: 19% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Barking and Dagenham
£376,000
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Haringey
£572,750
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Barking and Dagenham: 52% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Barking and Dagenham
£1,687/mo
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Haringey
£2,209/mo
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Barking and Dagenham: 31% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Barking and Dagenham
£2,199/yr
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Haringey
£2,314/yr
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Barking and Dagenham: £115 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Barking and Dagenham
84.2/1k
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Haringey
107.0/1k
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Barking and Dagenham: 27% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Barking and Dagenham
32.8
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Haringey
28.0
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Haringey: lower average deprivation score (28.0 vs 32.8).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Barking and Dagenham
98.4%
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Haringey
98.6%
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Effectively tied — under 2% apart.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Barking and Dagenham
Rent takes 52% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 9.6× median annual pay
Haringey
Rent takes 57% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 12.2× median annual pay
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Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.