Cooke Street Barking
97 addresses across 2 postcodes (IG11), about 40 m long. USRN 19904006.
- Sales: 70 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 62 homes have an energy certificate (B: 23, C: 39).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barking, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Abbey Playing Field, is about 170 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: 96 of its 97 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shifa Medical Practice, about 370 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 21% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 815 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £260,000 | £110,000 | £301,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £227,500 | £215,000 | £240,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £168,000 | £86,000 | £250,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £92,450 | £92,450 | £92,450 |
| 2019 | 4 | £202,500 | £107,500 | £220,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £235,000 | £205,000 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £197,500 | £151,250 | £250,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £164,000 | £70,950 | £230,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £152,500 | £120,000 | £153,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 42 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 88 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Oct 2024 | 36 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2023 | 60 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £301,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jul 2023 | 88 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jul 2023 | 62 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2022 | 71 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 19 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Nov 2021 | 35 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2021 | 32 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Mar 2020 | 37 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £92,450 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2019 | 76 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2019 | 72 IG11 7AF | Terraced | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2019 | 38 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Mar 2019 | 36 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 79 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2017 | 86 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jul 2017 | 12 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £247,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jan 2017 | 75 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 90 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2016 | 60 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £151,250 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 2016 | 89 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Aug 2016 | 20 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £242,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 87 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 May 2016 | 95 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Nov 2015 | 79 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 10 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2015 | 33 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £70,950 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 2015 | 41 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Mar 2014 | 93 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £133,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Sep 2013 | 36 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2013 | 42 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 2013 | 92 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £152,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jul 2011 | 16 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £158,500 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Mar 2011 | 17 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £156,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Nov 2010 | 79 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £127,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jan 2008 | 72 IG11 7AF | Terraced | £142,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 71 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jul 2007 | 11 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £151,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 May 2007 | 20 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 73 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2005 | 66 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2005 | 82 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £178,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 7 Jan 2005 | 72 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £131,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Dec 2004 | 71 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £152,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 30 Dec 2004 | 79 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £133,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 73 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £169,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 74 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £169,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 86 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £166,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 22 Dec 2004 | 85 IG11 7AF | Flat or maisonette | £164,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
62 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 52 m². Most common: Flat (62). Built: 2003-2006 (38); 1996-2002 (13); 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (33); owner-occupied (18); rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (23 addresses)
- 2, Cooke Street
- 23, Cooke Street
- 27, Cooke Street
- 33, Cooke Street
- 34, Cooke Street
- 35, Cooke Street
- 38, Cooke Street
- 43, Cooke Street
- 44, Cooke Street
- 47, Cooke Street
- 48, Cooke Street
- 54, Cooke Street
- 56, Cooke Street
- 59, Cooke Street
- 60, Cooke Street
- 62, Cooke Street
- 71, Cooke Street
- 72, Cooke Street
- 73, Cooke Street
- 75, Cooke Street
- 79, Cooke Street
- 87, Cooke Street
- Flat 21, 10-21 Cooke 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 (60% of about 1,150 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 (80 m)
- Ripple Road and Methodist Church: up to 252 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Gascoigne West: up to 386 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Gascoigne West, pending decision (250 m)
- Clockhouse Avenue: up to 250 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 174 - 176 Ripple Road, permissioned (310 m)
- 174 - 176 Ripple Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Gascoigne East Estate Renewal, permissioned (370 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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 7AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| IG11 7AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barking 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Barking Underground Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Upney Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Sports Centre Barking | 20 m |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Axe Street Service Road Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bobby Moore Way Car Park | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 38.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shifa Medical Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thomas Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Barking Community Hospital Cdc | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bow Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Abbey Playing Field 4.0 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Greatfields Park 5.8 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Folkestone Road Allotment Gardens 4.0 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m north-west. 10 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* | 300 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m west |
| Barking Abbey | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-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 | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Hand Trough Creek | Tidal water | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Cuckold's Haven | Tidal water | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Horse End | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Ham Creek Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 97 | 97 |
96 of the street's 97 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 | 210 m | No published inspection |
| Gascoigne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 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 |
| St Margarets CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| Greatfields School | Secondary | 11–18 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| Greatfields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ripple Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Langdon Academy | All-through | 3–16 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Northbury Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 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 |
| Eastbury Community School | All-through | 3–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oliver Thomas Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nelson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastbury Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Victoria IG11 7LZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Mar 2026 |
| SLM Abbey Reception Cafe IG11 7HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Bless Barking IG11 7LZ | Other catering premises | 180 m | 4 Good | 25 Jul 2024 |
| Playaway Nursery (BLC) IG11 7NB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Community Food Club: Food for Thought IG11 7NB | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2025 |
| The Source - Pitstop IG11 7NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Couleur Cafe IG11 7NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Gifted Hands Catering IG11 7LU | Mobile caterer | 180 m | 4 Good | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Romanian Traditional Food IG11 7LU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 19 Jul 2025 |
| Barking Corner Supermarket IG11 7NY | Retailers - other | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 Mar 2025 |
| Tasty Chicken and Pizza IG11 7NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Magic Doner IG11 7NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2026 |
| New Food Wine IG11 7NY | Retailers - other | 210 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Peri Peri Flame IG11 7NY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rivers of Joy IG11 7FN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 212 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 164 |
| Other theft | 87 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Theft from the person | 57 |
| Public order | 48 |
| Drugs | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| 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 Supermarket (80); On or near St Ann'S (64); On or near St Margarets (64).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 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 | 40% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
St Ann's Road · Ripple Road · St Margarets · Axe Street · St Pauls Road · Bobby Moore Way · Hardwicke Street · St Ann's · Mizzen Street · Sole Walk · Tomlins Orchard · St Margarets
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.