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Becontree Heath: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Becontree Heath neighbourhood of Barking and Dagenham, England (ONS area Barking and Dagenham 004). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes RM10, RM8, RM9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RM8 1QA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Becontree Heath is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Barking and Dagenham (4 of 22 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £400,000 and flats for £277,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Barking and Dagenham (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Chadwell Heath, is about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£400,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£277,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 22 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£65,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Becontree Heath sits in Barking and Dagenham
- Typical house price: 7th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: the highest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 10th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Becontree Heath
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Barking and Dagenham, 4 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Solar and heat pumps
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Chadwell Heath Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 20 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Shenfield (about 20 min) and Paddington (about 38 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Grafton Primary School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school All Saints Catholic School and Technology College 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Becontree Heath
What is the typical house price in Becontree Heath?
£400,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Becontree Heath compare with the rest of Barking and Dagenham?
Typical house price: 7th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: the highest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 10th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham.
Is Becontree Heath an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Becontree Heath gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 22 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Becontree Heath?
Chadwell Heath. Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 20 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Shenfield (about 20 min) and Paddington (about 38 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Becontree Heath?
Nearest state primary school. Grafton Primary School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025). Nearest state secondary school. All Saints Catholic School and Technology College. 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (May 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.