Gascoigne · Barking and Dagenham · Barking constituency · 51.53274, 0.07552

IG11 7BX— Gascoigne, Barking and Dagenham

Location and area intelligence for IG11 7BX, Gascoigne, Barking and Dagenham

 

Schools 100%Safety 71/100Transport 35/100~6% yield · indicativeOnly 1 sales — thin data⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

Best for: Families

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Car-dependent area — limited public transport

Liveability
60
Safety
71
Schools
60
Transport
35
Environment
68
Investment
58

The bottom line

IG11 7BX offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

IG11 7BX

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
HighSocially diverse / deprived
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-4.3% vs London avg
vs London crime+90.0% vs London avg

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How IG11 7BX has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

KS2: 109.4

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Secondary

Greatfields School

Not yet inspected · 8 min walk

P8: +0.36A8: 46.0

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 10 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

★★★

Childcare

Oliver Thomas Nursery School

Outstanding · 11 min walk

6 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

123.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
→ Stable

+67% vs borough

Crime by type

Other26%
Violence & sexual offences23%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Vehicle crime10%
Drug offences10%
Burglary4%
Robbery4%
Theft4%

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Barking Fire Station · 955m

Crime is +90% above London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Insufficient sales data

Only 1 sale recorded in the last 24 months — too few for a reliable median price. Price figures have been withheld to avoid misleading comparisons.

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%
Price per m²£5,029/m²
Price per ft²£467/ft²
Avg floor area53.1 m²

EPC breakdown

B
10%
C
14%

Based on 24 properties · Confidence: medium

Street mix

Flat 100%

LHA rates — Outer East London

Shared room£561/mo
1 bedroom£1200/mo
2 bedrooms£1400/mo
3 bedrooms£1675/mo
4 bedrooms£1950/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield858 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£132,750
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era2003-2006
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelelectricity (not community)
GlazingFully double glazed
Council tax band Band CAnnual charge £1,573
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

2003–2024 · CAGR

+2.1%

Total change

+56%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+11.1%

per year

Acceleration

+9.37

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £250k–£300k · P75: £200k–£250k · 35 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 35 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Post-dot-com plateau2003–2004£167k£168k+0.6%8
Pre-crash peak2006–2007£178k£185k+3.9%2.5
Help-to-Buy recovery2014–2016£180k£248k+37.8%1.7
Brexit uncertainty2017–2017£220k£220k+0%3
Pandemic surge2020–2021£235k£278k+18.3%1
Rate-rise correction2022–2023£230k£234k+1.7%1.5
Current market2024–2024£260k£260k+0%1

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+0% alpha

Flat/maisonette+0% α
Local
1.7%
District
1.7%

CAGR over 20yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

29out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Sales Volume75
Seasonal Timing0
Trend Position40

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Barking Underground StationDistrict line
9.9 min walk
Barking→ Fenchurch Street· 12 tph
15 min

Nearby stations

Barking Underground StationDistrict · Hammersmith & City
10 min walk
Barking Rail Stationc2c · Suffragette
11 min walk
BarkingNational Rail
11 min walk
East Ham Underground StationDistrict · Hammersmith & City
23 min walk
Upney Underground StationDistrict
24 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

49

Walkability score

254

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge44 min ↑
Victoria60 min ↑
Waterloo53 min ↑
Canary Wharf ★41 min
City45 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

31

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park52m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock5.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Lidl
534m
🅿️
London Road Car Park
661m
🅿️
Upper Level Car Park
709m
🅿️
Vicarage Field Shoppers Car Park
731m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterMEDIUM
Medium
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 10.4 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB27% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
More green space than 82% of London

Nearest SSSI: Gilbert's Pit (Charlton) SSSI — 5.4 km

Energy

Solar: 858 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,540 hrs/yr

Sunshine

594 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.7°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield858.1 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

ILFORD LANE SURGERY

1ST FLOOR ,LOXFORD POLYCLINIC, 417 ILFORD LANE, IG1 2SN

19 min walk

62%

Recommend GP

62%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

4

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalBarking Community Hospital · 1.8 km
Nearest A&EBARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 8.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.8%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

128

Parks (1km)

15

Restaurants (800m)

11

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

2

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

1

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: The Victoria (409 m)

Nearest supermarketAsda · 521 m
7 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
400 licensed premises in borough134 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

710m

Post office

Nearby shops

Nisa Local142 m
Soud Buchery406 m
Meats Bazar421 m
Barking International539 m

Nearby cafes

Galleon25 m
Triple Two214 m
Zanzibar Foods398 m
TSquare Restaurant423 m

Nearby restaurants

The Boathouse Café and Bar137 m
The Barge Aground366 m
De Roya lounge grill & bar417 m
Cristinaz438 m

Nearby pubs

The Victoria409 m
Iyke620 m
Kings Lounge694 m
The Spotted Dog908 m

Nearby gyms

Benita Yoga100 m
Barking & Dagenham Canoe Club240 m
Anytime Fitness551 m
The Gym565 m

Nearby health

The Child & Family Centre417 m
Tulasi Medical Centre658 m
Victoria and Five Elms Medical Centre907 m
Abbey Medical Centre986 m
Food hygiene (5-star)32% of 112

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
211

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

58

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,350London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
6.2% (high)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 9% of London
Gentrification score18/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition211
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+3.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

51.7

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

High investment qualityActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route9,725m
Crossrail 2 route10,597m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 7,112 nationally

2,456

Est. population

9,416/km²

70%

Employed

52%

Degree educated

£40,200

Median income

10.3%

Claimant rate

SuburbanHigh densitySocially diverse / deprived

31

Community stability

Age profile

32%
28%
29%
Under 1832%
18–3428%
35–4929%
50–6410%
65+2%

Tenure

16%
36%
43%
Own outright3%
Own (mortgage)16%
Private rent36%
Social rent43%
Shared ownership2%

Ethnicity

14%
20%
22%
33%
White British14%
White Other20%
Asian22%
Black34%
Mixed6%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional34%
Routine / semi-routine19%
No car household50%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications13%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent43%
Private rent36%

vs. London

Income vs London-4.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
7
Live planning apps (800m)
7
Development activity
medium
Residential apps (800m)
4
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (3 years)
1
Borough approval rate
60%
Opportunity area
London Riverside
CIL rate (residential)
£80/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
1
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£7.5bn
Est. completion
2040

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
1128
Largest scheme
597 homes · Abbey Retail Park, Abbey Retail Park, ABBEY ROAD, Barking
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Abbey Retail Park, Abbey Retail Park, ABBEY ROAD, Barking597 homes
completed
Fresh Wharf Estate, Fresh Wharf Estate, Fresh Wharf Road, Barking, IG11 7BG531 homes
completed
Street Record, 98-178, SPRING PLACE, Barking254 homes
completed
Gascoigne Estate West, ABBEY ROAD, IG11201 homes
completed
Hewetts Quay And Adjacent Properties, Hewetts Quay And Adjacent Properties, Abbey Road, River Roding, Barking, IG11 7BT120 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
13.8%
Ward turnout
85%
Election year
2026
MP
Nesil Caliskan (Labour)
MP majority
11,054
Constituency
Barking

Councillors

Moin Ali QuadriGreen
Nazrul Islam KaziGreen
Alison CormackLabour

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Key facts for IG11 7BX

Full postcodeIG11 7BX
Postcode districtIG11
BoroughLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
WardGascoigne
Latitude51.532736
Longitude0.075519
Parliamentary constituencyBarking
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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