IG11 0TH Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced July 2014. Ward: Barking Riverside. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Barking and Dagenham in 2026-27: Band D £2,199 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,466 | £1,710 | £1,954 | £2,199 | £2,687 | £3,176 | £3,664 | £4,397 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (60% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO Article 4.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Thames Road: up to 3,344 homes, pending decision (490 m)
- Barking Riverside: up to 20,000 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Barking Riverside Area, Outline, permissioned (700 m)
- Health Centre Thames Road: up to 50 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Health Centre Thames Road, not permissioned (870 m)
- Chelmer Estate: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- 53-135 Roxwell Road: up to 46 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Wivenhoe Road, Barking, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 69 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Minter Road Creekmouth | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 9.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 840 m |
| Car parks | RCP Parking Bernard St | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 39.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aurora Medcare | 840 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Health Centre Dental Surgery | 840 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,480 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 10 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | Gale Street Allotments 2.5 ha | 2.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site, 8.9 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| False Point | Wetland | 760 m south |
| Barking Creek Mouth | Tidal water | 1.0 km south-west |
| Warpools Reach | Tidal water | 1.0 km south-west |
| Manorway Green | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| South Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 76 | 76 |
None of the postcode's 76 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.