Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £385,000
- Middle72nd percentile
- Schools
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 56th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 115.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak18th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Heath a good place to live?
Heath may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Crime data appears weaker, 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
Crime rate in Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 115.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 18th 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 Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £385,000
- Percentile
- 72nd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 29 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 Heath
Schools
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Heath
Flood risk
Under 0.1% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th 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 Heath
Transport
56th 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 Heath a good place to live?
Heath may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Heath safe?
Heath ranks in the 18th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Heath?
The median sale price was £385,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 72nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Heath?
Schools rank in the 79th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Mayesbrook in Barking and Dagenham and Thames View in Barking and Dagenham.
