Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Beam at a glance
- House prices
- £375,000
- Middle70th percentile
- Schools
- 87th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 125.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak15th percentile
- Flood risk
- 45.8% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land94th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Beam a good place to live?
Beam may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. 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
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 Beam
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 125.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 15th 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 Beam
House prices
- Median sale price
- £375,000
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 46 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 Beam
Schools
87th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Beam
Flood risk
45.8% 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 39.3% of the area. That is the 94th 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 Beam
Transport
70th 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 Beam a good place to live?
Beam may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. 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 Beam safe?
Beam ranks in the 15th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Beam?
The median sale price was £375,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 70th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Beam?
Schools rank in the 87th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Beam?
Nearby public profiles include Thames View in Barking and Dagenham and Goresbrook in Barking and Dagenham.
