IG11 8QS Barking and Dagenham
Live postcode, introduced January 1983. Ward: Northbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Glenny Road, Barking: 30 addresses
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: 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
- 56 Longbridge: up to 8 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Phoenix House, 12-14 Wakering Road: up to 188 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Trocall House, not permissioned (180 m)
- Barking Foyer: up to 134 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Barking Station: up to 1,193 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Crown House, not permissioned (340 m)
- Crown House: up to 396 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Cambridge House: up to 117 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 18 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 addresses are about 7 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 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Seven Kings 4.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barking Underground Station | 240 m |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Longbridge Road Barking | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 4.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Salisbury Avenue Surgery | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lords Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Apex Dental Care | 450 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest K & H Store | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Barking Park 28 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,950 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Loxford Lane North Allotments 3.5 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 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* | 720 m south-west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 770 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south-west |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 3.0 km north-west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 520 m north |
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 1.0 km south-west |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 1.4 km south |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 1.4 km south |
| Horse End | Wetland | 3.2 km south |
| The Grove | Wood | 4.2 km north-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 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 30 |
30 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 30% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 44% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Glenny Road.