Bobby Moore Way Barking
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (IG11), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19910267.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Barking and Dagenham costs £2,199 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 93% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barking, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Abbey Playing Field, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 20.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shifa Medical Practice, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away, with 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 19% of households owned their home and 65% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 622 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (71% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LX, pending decision (90 m)
- Clockhouse Avenue: up to 250 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Ripple Road and Methodist Church: up to 252 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Gascoigne West: up to 386 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Gascoigne West, pending decision (260 m)
- Town Quay Wharf: up to 147 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Ground To second Floors, 6 - 8 Town Quay, Barking, permissioned (300 m)
- Ground To second Floors, 6 - 8 Town Quay, Barking: up to 9 homes, permissioned (300 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 24 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG11 7HW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IG11 7LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 23 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IG11 7HW | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| IG11 7LZ | 96% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barking Underground Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| East Ham Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broadway Theatre Barking | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Axe Street Service Road Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bobby Moore Way Car Park | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shifa Medical Practice | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Playing Field 4.0 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 180 m west |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pool | Tidal water | 360 m south-west |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Horse End | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Barking and Dagenham: see them on the Barking and Dagenham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 120 m | No published inspection |
| St Margarets CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 220 m | No published inspection |
| Gascoigne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Greatfields School | Secondary | 11–18 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greatfields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Northbury Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langdon Academy | All-through | 3–16 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ripple Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastbury Community School | All-through | 3–19 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oliver Thomas Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Altmore Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLM Abbey Reception Cafe IG11 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Julienest Gardens IG11 7LS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Gifted Hands Catering IG11 7LU | Mobile caterer | 90 m | 4 Good | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Romanian Traditional Food IG11 7LU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 4 Good | 19 Jul 2025 |
| Ereko African Market IG11 7LS | Retailers - other | 100 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 7 Mar 2026 |
| Barking Supermarket Limited IG11 8EU | Retailers - other | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Poundland IG11 8EU | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 28 Dec 2023 |
| Zanzibar Hot Style IG11 8EU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Tsquare Restaurant IG11 8EU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Abula Spot IG11 8EU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Halal Corn Dog IG11 8EU | Other catering premises | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Nawary Ltd IG11 8EU | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Suyahut IG11 8EU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Jun 2025 |
| Moon Fish IG11 8EU | Retailers - other | 110 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Dec 2025 |
| St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School IG11 7AR | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 141 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 101 |
| Other theft | 69 |
| Theft from the person | 61 |
| Drugs | 56 |
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Public order | 35 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (160); On or near Shopping Area (143); On or near East Street (104); On or near Hardwicke Street (53); On or near St Ann'S Road (50).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 34% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Broadway · St Ann's Road · Axe Street · Cooke Street · St Pauls Road · Clockhouse Avenue · Ripple Road · Arboretum Place · Sole Walk · Short Blue Place · Hardwicke Street · Abbey Road
All the streets in IG11 and across Barking and Dagenham.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.