Barking Riverside
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Barking Riverside at a glance
- House prices
- £280,000
- Middle45th percentile
- Schools
- 90th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 150.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak8th percentile
- Flood risk
- 82.9% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land97th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Barking Riverside a good place to live?
Barking Riverside may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Barking Riverside
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 150.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 8th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Barking Riverside
House prices
- Median sale price
- £280,000
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 39 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Barking Riverside
Schools
90th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Barking Riverside
Flood risk
82.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 81.1% of the area. That is the 97th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Barking Riverside
Transport
91st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Barking Riverside a good place to live?
Barking Riverside may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Barking Riverside safe?
Barking Riverside ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Barking Riverside?
The median sale price was £280,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 45th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Barking Riverside?
Schools rank in the 90th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Barking Riverside?
Nearby public profiles include Mayesbrook in Barking and Dagenham and Heath in Barking and Dagenham.
