Choats Road Barking
17 addresses across 8 postcodes (IG11,RM9), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a local road. USRN 19901049.
- Flood: 17 addresses on its postcodes are 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dagenham Dock, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 15.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 1 to 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Albans Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (60% of about 2,930 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)
- Dagenham Leisure Park, Cook Road, Dagenham: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Dagenham Leisure Park, Cook Road, Dagenham, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Barking Riverside: up to 20,000 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Barking Riverside Area, Outline, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 27 August 2026 to 1 September 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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 82 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 16 low and 66 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM9 6FA | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IG11 0SQ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IG11 0RU | zone 3 | 4 / 0 / 12 | unlikely |
| IG11 0XE | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IG11 0YN | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| RM9 6GQ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| IG11 0XW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| RM9 6FB | zone 3 | 7 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 1 m and 12 m above sea level (3 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IG11 0RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IG11 0SQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| IG11 0XE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IG11 0XW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IG11 0YN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RM9 6FA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| RM9 6FB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 91% |
| RM9 6GQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dagenham Dock 425,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Barking Riverside 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Abbey Wood 12 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Becontree Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BRL Infrastructure Office Creekmouth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RCP Parking Bernard St | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.8 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Albans Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Grays Court Community Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dagenham Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Texaco Star Service Station Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 20 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | King George's Field 9,060 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Gale Street Allotments 2.5 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Ness | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Barking Reach | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Halfway Reach | Tidal water | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Dagenham Breach | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| False Point | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Manorway Green | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
12 of the street's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goresbrook School Multi-faith | All-through | 2–18 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Riverside School | Secondary | 11–19 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Jo Richardson Community School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The James Cambell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Monteagle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Godwin Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| George Carey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Marsh Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castilion Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spot IG11 0ZH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Co-Op IG11 0ZH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2025 |
| Grounded IG11 0AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Explorers Preschool IG11 0AN | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Smoke and Spice by 13.11 Kitchen IG11 0ZG | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 23% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 4 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
- RM9 6FA: 4 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- IG11 0SQ: 3 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- IG11 0RU: 2 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- IG11 0XE: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- IG11 0YN: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- RM9 6GQ: 2 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- IG11 0XW: 1 address of 62 in the postcode
- RM9 6FB: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Infrastructure Way · Reef Street · Clove Street
All the streets in IG11, RM9 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.