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Housing in IG11 0BL

What the homes in IG11 0BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Creekmouth & Barking Riverside
Council
Barking and Dagenham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,943 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.3%). Flats make up 21.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

IG11 0BLEngland
Detached7.8%22.9%
Semi-detached21.6%31.5%
Terraced48.3%23%
Purpose-built flat20.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.9% of households in the IG11 0BL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

IG11 0BL
44%
20%
35%
England
  • Owned43.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented20.2%20.5%
  • Social rented34.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IG11 0BLEngland
Owned outright15.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council25.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IG11 0BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 33.4% of households include dependent children.

IG11 0BLEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children6.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Barking and Dagenham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barking and Dagenham (August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Barking and DagenhamEngland
All homes£1,698£1,459
One bedroom£1,377£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,721£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,899£1,489
Four or more£2,519£2,161
Detached£1,884£1,640
Semi-detached£1,974£1,449
Terraced£1,852£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,614£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IG11 0BL (Creekmouth & Barking Riverside) (about 1,943 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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