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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 moderate crime levels, with around 79 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 28.9% 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 area has 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
8/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
28.9%
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

Based on 84 recent sales, the median property price is £342,500 in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside area, with individual transactions ranging from £141,000 up to £604,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

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

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats40£242,500£4,049
Semi-Detached3£565,000£4,000
Terraced41£425,000£4,901

10 years median price trend in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Creekmouth & Barking Riverside.

All postcodes in 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

IG111NL

Gascoigne

IG110XA

Manwell Lane

IG110DA

River Road

IG119RA

Stuart Road

IG118WG

Movers Lane

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

IG111JG

Movers Lane

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

IG111JH

Movers Lane

IG110JY

Curzon Crescent

IG110YP

Renwick Road

IG111HJ

Movers Lane

IG119SN

Eastbury Square

IG111NS

Gascoigne

IG117YB

Sutton Road

IG119PN

Ripple Road

IG117PR

Ripple Road

IG110FD

Charlton Crescent

IG117UQ

Movers Lane

IG110DW

River Road

IG110YJ

Fielders Crescent

IG119RU

Ripple Road

IG119SG

Blake Avenue

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.