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Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm neighbourhood of Barking and Dagenham, England (ONS area Barking and Dagenham 018). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes IG11, RM9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near IG11 0TY.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Barking and Dagenham

Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Barking and Dagenham (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 22 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £385,000 and flats for £220,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Barking and Dagenham (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Becontree, is about a 13-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

£385,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£220,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 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 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.3 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 Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm sits in Barking and Dagenham

  • Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough house sales for one
  • Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 5th 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 Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm

House prices: Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm against Barking and Dagenham: This neighbourhood £48k (1995) to £385k (2026); Barking and Dagenham £52k (1995) to £405k (2026).£91k£359k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£385kBarking and Dagenham£405k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Barking and Dagenham, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm against Barking and Dagenham: This neighbourhood £62k (2000) to £225k (2023); Barking and Dagenham £55k (2000) to £230k (2026).£79k£217k2026202220182014201020062000This neighbourhood£225kBarking and Dagenham£230k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Barking and Dagenham, 2000 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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, 3 the other way and 17 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

  • New-build activity
  • Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

  • Single-person households under 65
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Becontree Underground station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line).
  • Dagenham Dock Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 5.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: c2c to London Fenchurch Street (about 22 min) and Grays (about 15 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 The James Cambell Primary School 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Goresbrook School 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 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 Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm

What is the typical house price in Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm?

£385,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.

How does Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm compare with the rest of Barking and Dagenham?

Typical house price: joint 8th lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 5th lowest of the 19 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham.

Is Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm?

Becontree. Underground station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Goresbrook & Scrattons Farm?

Nearest state primary school. The James Cambell Primary School. 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Goresbrook School. 130 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 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.