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Abbey
Barking and Dagenham, London
Abbey sits at the heart of old Barking, wrapped around the ruins of the former royal monastery of St Mary and St Ethelburga and the parish church that grew up beside it. The ward combines the medieval town centre with the postwar estates and new-build towers that line the approach to Barking station. Heritage sits on the ground in visible form: the Grade I Parish Church of St Margaret, the Grade II* Fire Bell Gate and seven listed buildings in total, with around a third of the ward falling inside a conservation area. Transport is very good, with the District, Hammersmith and City, c2c and Overground lines all running through Barking station, and good local food at 121 open food venues. The flipside is severe: the safety score is among the lowest in east London, driven by town-centre anti-social behaviour and theft around the station, and green space is very limited — Abbey Green is under six hectares, with almost nothing else nearby.
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The Fire Bell Gate (also called the Curfew Tower) is the only part of Barking Abbey still standing and was rebuilt around 1460 on the site of an earlier 1370 tower.
- Very good public-transport access
- 7 listed buildings
- 31.5% covered by a conservation area
- Largest green space: Abbey Green (5.9 hectares)
- 183 open venues (130 food and drink, 53 other)
Abbey score highlights
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 88/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 68/100).
- Safety Higher recorded crime, driven by specific categories (score 14/100).
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Property prices & growth
68/ 100
- Purchase affordability95
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)66
- Activity (turnover)36
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
14/ 100
- Personal safety8
- Property crime23
- Anti-social behaviour12
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Connectivity
88/ 100
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
52/ 100
- Air quality55
- Quietness50
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Cultural Signal
53/ 100
- Nightlife14
- Dining64
- Arts & culture29
- Retail & shops64
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)94
183 open venues nearby — 130 food & drink, 53 other.
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Education
52/ 100
- Primary schools48
- Secondary schools56
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Heritage
52/ 100
7 listed buildings · 32% under a conservation area
- Parish Church of St MargaretGrade I
- Fire Bell Gate, Barking AbbeyGrade II*
- St Margaret's VicarageGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
57/ 100
- Green spaces71
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Abbey Green (6 ha). ~6 ha of green space in total.
Area development
25/ 100
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