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Barking and Dagenham
Local Authority · London, England · population ~214k · 62 state-funded schools
Accessible housing costs come at the expense of significant local deprivation in Barking and Dagenham. While the area offers the lowest median house price in London at £376,000, this remains a challenging 9.6x multiple of annual gross pay. Renters face a heavy burden, with 51.6% of median gross pay consumed by monthly rent. Earnings are the lowest in the capital at £754.10 per week, and the deprivation score is the highest in the region, sitting higher than 93% of England authorities. Despite these economic pressures, the education system remains strong, with 98.5% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits those who need a foothold in the London property market and prioritise school quality over immediate local economic prosperity.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Barking and Dagenham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,213/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£376,000
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,687/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,199/yr
Cheapest
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Crime
84.2/1k
High
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Deprivation
32.8
Most deprived
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Schools
98.3%
Very strong
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
67 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
59 of 60 (98.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 7 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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62 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 62 schools, sortable and filterable.
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