Housing in IG11 8UP
What the homes in IG11 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Longbridge & Barking Park
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
73.2% of households in the IG11 8UP area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 41.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented21.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 17.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.7%). 29% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IG11 8UP (Longbridge & Barking Park) (about 2,174 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.