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Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

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About

Creekmouth sits where the River Roding meets Barking Creek, a tidal inlet with exposed mudflats and saltmarsh at low tide. The neighbourhood includes a post‑war housing estate and an industrial strip that backs onto the creek, with Creekmouth Open Space providing a strip of green alongside the water. Boatyards and small industrial units line parts of the creek, and the flood defences and quay walls are a visible part of the shoreline. Paths along the creek give direct views of the channel and its birdlife, and the Roding’s course is a clear organising feature of the area.

Barking Riverside occupies former riverside industrial land along the Thames and is built around a new riverside promenade and clustered residential streets. New transport links now reach the development, and the riverside walkway connects housing areas to the foreshore. Local amenities include community centres, schools and parks inserted among the housing plots, and the layout preserves long sightlines down to the river. The combination of creekside mudflats and a continuous Thames frontage defines how public spaces and streets are arranged in this part of Barking and Dagenham.

Area overview

On average Creekmouth & Barking Riverside has high deprivation and average crime levels, with around 79 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 39% below the London average of 130 per 1,000. Approximately 30.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside is £65,130 per year. There are 2 schools in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in the area have low public transport connectivity. Creekmouth & Barking Riverside is home to around 14,055 people, with a population density of about 4,116.3 per km².

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
79
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
30.4%
Connectivity
4/10

Area Profile

Creekmouth & Barking Riverside Population
14,055
Population density
4,116.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
35.01(+13%)
Anti-social behaviour
19.99(-26%)
Vehicle crime
10.6(+13%)
Other theft
5.98(-48%)
Criminal damage and arson
5.41(-5%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
2,865
20.39%
African
2,533
18.02%
Other White
1,990
14.16%
Bangladeshi
1,784
12.69%
Pakistani
1,164
8.28%
Total population: 14,054

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,869
37.69%
No qualifications
2,206
21.49%
Level 3 (A level)
1,341
13.07%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,179
11.49%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
948
9.24%
Total 16+ residents: 10,264

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,346
28.79%
Private landlord or letting agency
1,042
22.28%
Social rents from council
925
19.78%
Other social rented
535
11.44%
Owns outright
530
11.33%
Total households: 4,676

Property prices in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

Median price£370,000
Price per sq ft£435
Sales (last 12 months)88
Typical range (middle 50%)£265K – £468K

Based on 88 recent sales, the median property price is £370,000 (about £435 per square foot) in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside area, with individual transactions ranging from £141,000 up to £604,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Semi-Detached5£509,995£433
Terraced47£450,000£459
Flats36£242,000£378

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside.
YearFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£218,750£332,500£327,500
2017£295,495£365,000£320,000
2018£304,995£357,500£310,750
2019£248,000£388,000£315,000
2020£276,000£310,000£365,000
2021£266,500£350,000£380,000
2022£265,000£400,000£375,000
2023£246,500£450,000£386,000
2024£242,500£450,000£365,000
2025£250,000£504,998£430,000
2026£252,000£415,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside.
YearFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£360£369
2017£391£405£380
2018£402£430£376
2019£363£416£397
2020£378£357£384
2021£382£400£403
2022£385£430£484
2023£389£448£448
2024£407£501£455
2025£385£446£458
2026£373£475
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Creekmouth & Barking Riverside in the last year.

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Barking and Dagenham district.

Band A£1,466
Band B£1,710
Band C£1,954
Band D£2,199
Band E£2,687
Band F£3,176
Band G£3,664
Band H£4,397

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

Frequently asked questions about Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

Is Creekmouth & Barking Riverside safe?

Creekmouth & Barking Riverside records about 79 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a average crime rate for England: it scores 6 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside?

The median sale price in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside is £370,000 (about £435 per square foot) based on 88 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside?

Creekmouth & Barking Riverside has 2 primary schools (2 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Creekmouth & Barking Riverside?

Creekmouth & Barking Riverside scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside sits around rank 9,861 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside?

The average household income in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside is around £65,130 per year, and 30% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodesin Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

IG117DN

Howard Road

IG117UE

Jackson Road

IG110GT

Puffin Close

IG110TD

Mallards Road

IG119QZ

Ripple Road

IG110BD

Alfred's Way (East Ham And Barking By-Pass)

IG110BL

Westminster Gardens

IG110GW

Shearwater Close

IG110UZ

Handley Page Road

IG110SZ

Kings Hill

IG117XU

Sutton Gardens

IG117RB

Lancaster Avenue

IG110GY

Mallards Road

IG117UN

Movers Lane

IG110HY

Crossness Road

IG110FA

Galleons Drive

IG110JH

Creek Road

IG119RS

Ripple Road

IG111LU

Gascoigne

IG117FP

Eldred Road

IG119PS

Lambourne Road

IG119SF

Blake Avenue

IG119SB

Blake Avenue

IG117XQ

Gordon Road

IG119SQ

Blake Avenue

IG119SP

Sisley Road

IG110FP

De Pass Gardens

IG110QW

Lambert Road

IG110HS

Thames Road

IG110UW

Handley Page Road

IG117DW

Howard Road

IG110EH

Hockley Mews

IG110YD

Fielders Crescent

IG110DR

River Road

IG110XA

Manwell Lane

IG110DA

River Road

IG119RA

Stuart Road

IG117YL

St Erkenwald Mews

IG110YW

Northgate Road

IG110NP

Charlton Crescent

IG110DS

River Road

IG119RB

Ripple Road

IG119QY

Upney Lane

IG117YE

Sparsholt Road

IG110BN

Craven Gardens

IG117XT

Sutton Road

IG110UX

Handley Page Road

IG119PZ

Lambourne Road

IG110NW

Charlton Crescent

IG119QQ

Dawson Avenue

IG110FG

Harlequin Close

IG110GZ

Grebe Close

IG117XE

Cranborne Road

IG110WY

Manwell Lane

IG110FE

Charlton Crescent

IG117YQ

Sparsholt Road

IG110TB

Crossness Road

IG119SH

Denham Way

IG117PZ

Jarvis Close

IG110ZG

Amies Terrace

IG117XL

St Johns Road

IG111NR

Gascoigne

IG119PT

Lambourne Road

IG110FW

Gatward Place

IG119RX

Tudor Road

IG110GQ

Riverdale Close

IG119PR

Lambourne Road

IG119RJ

John Burns Drive

IG110NF

Bastable Avenue

IG110HE

River Road

IG110FH

Drake Close

IG119RT

Blake Avenue

IG117PU

Ripple Road

IG117XS

Sutton Road

IG117XY

Sutton Green

IG119JU

Ripple Road

IG110ES

Bastable Avenue

IG117XH

Kennedy Road

IG110AB

Northgate Road

IG110BP

Kingsbridge Road

IG117PL

Westbury Road

IG110TN

Minter Road

IG110JY

Curzon Crescent

IG110YP

Renwick Road

IG119SN

Eastbury Square

IG117YB

Sutton Road

IG119PN

Ripple Road

IG117PR

Ripple Road

IG110FD

Charlton Crescent

IG117UQ

Movers Lane

IG110DW

River Road

IG110YJ

Fielders Crescent

IG119RU

Ripple Road

IG110QP

Thames View

IG119SG

Blake Avenue

IG117UJ

Movers Lane

IG117YF

Tom Mann Close

IG110FF

Curzon Crescent

IG117XR

Felton Road

IG111NP

Gascoigne