IG11 8EA Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northbury. 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 D (37% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Barking Station Booking Hall, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Barking Station: up to 1,193 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- Trocall House, not permissioned (100 m)
- Phoenix House, 12-14 Wakering Road: up to 188 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Cambridge House: up to 117 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Vicarage Fields, Ripple Road: up to 900 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Vicarage Fields, Ripple Road, permissioned (170 m)
- 56 Longbridge: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Crown House, not permissioned (180 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 6 m and 9 m above sea level (7 m on average).
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 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 60 m |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barking Underground Station | 40 m |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Barking Station | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salisbury Avenue Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lords Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest East Street Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Faircross Parade, Longbridge Road | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Essex Road Gardens 690 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Barking Park 28 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,950 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Loxford Lane North Allotments 3.5 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 570 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m south-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 750 m north |
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 840 m south-west |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 1.2 km south |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 1.2 km south |
| Horse End | Wetland | 3.0 km south-east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 9 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
20 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 19 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 42% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 46% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.