Barking and Dagenham: local statistics
Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 238,295 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Barking and Dagenham, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Barking and Dagenham sold for an average of £375,604 in July 2026, up 5.3% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it the lowest of the 33 council areas in London (regional average £550,037). This July figure is the highest in the series, 33% up on July 2016. The average price is 9.8 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Barking and Dagenham. That ratio is the 27th highest ratio of 32 in London.
Full-time employees living in Barking and Dagenham earned a median £754.10 a week in April 2025, or £38,467 over a year. It is the lowest in London, and 16.5% less than across London. Jobs based in Barking and Dagenham paid a median £789.10 a week, £35.00 more than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £534.10: a change of +41% before inflation.
In August 2026, 11,450 people in Barking and Dagenham were on the claimant count, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 5.5% in London. The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 5.8% (February 2023) and 8.8% (August 2021).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Barking and Dagenham had a life expectancy at birth of 81.7 years; for men it was 78.3 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.3 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.8 more. It is the lowest for women in London.
238,295 people lived in Barking and Dagenham in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +1.5% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 15.4%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years, the 3rd fastest growth in London. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
9,570 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Barking and Dagenham in March 2026, 31% more than in 2016. There are 40 per 1,000 residents, the 30th highest of the 33 council areas in London.
An estimated 69.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Barking and Dagenham were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.0 points either way; the figure for London was 74.8%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 63.0% to 72.7%.
In the year to March 2026, 19,592 offences were recorded by police in Barking and Dagenham: 82.2 per 1,000 people, mid-table in London, 19th of 33. That compares with 83.6 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 82.2 to 97.7 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Barking and Dagenham pays an average of £2,198.51 in council tax in 2026-27, up £100.37 on 2025-26. That makes it close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (15th highest). Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,354.03.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 206,450 |
| 2016 | 211,047 |
| 2017 | 214,017 |
| 2018 | 216,298 |
| 2019 | 218,828 |
| 2020 | 219,227 |
| 2021 | 218,714 |
| 2022 | 221,769 |
| 2023 | 227,908 |
| 2024 | 234,866 |
| 2025 | 238,295 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £281,902 |
| July 2017 | £299,874 |
| July 2018 | £303,191 |
| July 2019 | £305,527 |
| July 2020 | £311,582 |
| July 2021 | £312,394 |
| July 2022 | £345,410 |
| July 2023 | £347,658 |
| July 2024 | £334,773 |
| July 2025 | £356,812 |
| July 2026 | £375,604 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £534.10 a week |
| 2016 | £543.30 a week |
| 2017 | £555.90 a week |
| 2018 | £572.30 a week |
| 2019 | £589.80 a week |
| 2020 | £580.70 a week |
| 2021 | £639.40 a week |
| 2022 | £650.30 a week |
| 2023 | £684.70 a week |
| 2024 | £745.00 a week |
| 2025 | £754.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,354.03 |
| 2017-18 | £1,411.85 |
| 2018-19 | £1,493.86 |
| 2019-20 | £1,556.01 |
| 2020-21 | £1,616.87 |
| 2021-22 | £1,712.57 |
| 2022-23 | £1,784.83 |
| 2023-24 | £1,892.71 |
| 2024-25 | £2,002.75 |
| 2025-26 | £2,098.14 |
| 2026-27 | £2,198.51 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 85.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 83.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 87.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 92.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 84.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 93.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 97.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 96.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 83.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 82.2 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 66.4% |
| 2016/17 | 65.8% |
| 2017/18 | 68.6% |
| 2018/19 | 69.0% |
| 2019/20 | 70.8% |
| 2020/21 | 63.0% |
| 2021/22 | 67.6% |
| 2022/23 | 72.7% |
| 2023/24 | 71.1% |
| 2024/25 | 66.9% |
| 2025/26 | 69.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.7 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.0 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 80.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 80.5 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 7,295 |
| 2017 | 7,975 |
| 2018 | 7,785 |
| 2019 | 8,095 |
| 2020 | 8,255 |
| 2021 | 8,820 |
| 2022 | 9,000 |
| 2023 | 8,880 |
| 2024 | 8,905 |
| 2025 | 9,105 |
| 2026 | 9,570 |
Questions about Barking and Dagenham
What is the average house price in Barking and Dagenham?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £375,604.
What is the average salary in Barking and Dagenham?
£754.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Barking and Dagenham?
11,450 in August 2026 (7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Barking and Dagenham?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.3 years for men and 81.7 for women.
What is the population of Barking and Dagenham?
The ONS estimates 238,295 people lived in Barking and Dagenham in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Barking and Dagenham?
Home Office figures show 19,592 offences in the year to March 2026, or 82.2 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Barking and Dagenham?
£2,198.51 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Barking and Dagenham
Every body that makes decisions for Barking and Dagenham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Barking and Dagenham council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Barking and Dagenham in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Barking: Nesil Caliskan (Labour) MP
- Dagenham and Rainham: Margaret Mullane (Labour) MP
- Ilford South: Jas Athwal (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in London: Bexley · Camden · Islington · Merton · Sutton · Westminster
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