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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

IG117UJ

Movers Lane

IG111JW

Movers Lane

IG111FN

Movers Lane

IG117YF

Tom Mann Close

IG110FF

Curzon Crescent

IG111LQ

Movers Lane

IG111NJ

Gascoigne

IG117XR

Felton Road

IG111NP

Gascoigne

IG110HR

Barking Riverside

IG117UW

Movers Lane

IG117TL

King Edwards Road

IG119RH

John Burns Drive

IG110QS

Thames View

IG110UY

Handley Page Road

IG110GJ

Marine Drive

IG110BH

Waverley Gardens

IG111HB

Movers Lane

IG119PX

Dawson Avenue

IG110EA

River Road Business Park

IG110EQ

Atcost Road

IG117DH

Morley Road

IG111JZ

Movers Lane

IG110GE

Marine Drive

IG117YD

Sutton Road

IG110TE

Crossness Road

IG117UL

Movers Lane

IG110GX

Seagull Close

IG117DP

Howard Road

IG110HB

Thames Road

IG118GG

Movers Lane

IG117PQ

Westbury Road

IG110XD

Barking Riverside

IG110TJ

Barking Industrial Park

IG110GP

Atlantis Close

IG110EL

Atcost Road

IG119RY

Ripple Road

IG110PD

Lawes Way

IG118WF

Movers Lane

IG110XB

Barking Riverside

IG117QD

St Awdrys Road

IG119RQ

John Burns Drive

IG117QB

St Awdrys Road

IG117XG

Wedderburn Road

IG117XJ

Kennedy Road

IG110NR

Roycraft Avenue

IG119SJ

Sterry Road

IG110AR

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

IG110ZJ

Barking Riverside

IG110FR

Sedge Gardens

IG110PB

Lawes Way

IG110AN

Northgate Road

IG117XW

Alfreds Gardens

IG110DP

River Road

IG110JE

River Road

IG117XX

Felton Gardens

IG117QA

Movers Lane

IG110FQ

De Pass Gardens

IG119ST

Blake Avenue

IG111NB

Gascoigne

IG119PY

Tresham Road

IG119SD

Blake Avenue

IG110WN

Sackett Road

IG110BJ

Westminster Gardens

IG110BW

Craven Gardens

IG111NT

Gascoigne

IG119QF

Bridgeway

IG110WU

Manwell Lane

IG110FS

Mcallister Grove

IG110EP

Barking Riverside

IG119QA

Lambourne Road

IG119QH

Dawson Gardens

IG117DL

Morley Road

IG110JN

Thames View

IG110TH

Minter Road

IG110EY

River Road

IG110FL

Chilworth Place

IG117XZ

Felton Road

IG117UG

Movers Lane

IG110ZH

Fielders Crescent

IG117TA

King Edwards Road

IG117XN

Alfreds Gardens

IG117UF

Perth Road

IG110HN

Thames Road

IG110AZ

Barking Riverside

IG117UH

Movers Lane

IG110US

Mallards Road

IG110HZ

Thames Road

IG119SA

Blake Avenue

IG110GU

Galleons Drive

IG111ZZ

Gascoigne

IG110HG

Thames Road

IG110FJ

Handley Page Road

IG110FT

Middleton Grove

IG110AF

Barking Riverside

IG110FX

Harlequin Close

IG110FN

Leslie Foster Close

IG110UR

Handley Page Road

IG117YG

Sparsholt Road

IG110NN

Maud Gardens

Data Sources

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