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Chadwell Heath
Barking and Dagenham, London
PocketsMarks Gate (Billet Road · west · St. Chad's Park · Tantony Green)Chadwell Heath East (Mill Lane · St. Chad's Park · Westlands Playing Field)
Chadwell Heath sits on the old Roman road from London to Colchester in the north of Barking and Dagenham, straddling the border with Redbridge. The area grew out of a hamlet along the coaching route, developing as a railway suburb after the station opened in 1864. There are 12 listed buildings, including the Grade II The White House and the Grade II Maypole Cottage, and St. Chad's Park gives residents 13.9 hectares of green space close to the centre. Around 14 Ofsted-outstanding schools sit within reach, and TfL Rail services from Chadwell Heath station put Liverpool Street within easy commuting distance. The food scene runs to around 42 open venues along the high road, weighted towards the sort of takeaway and convenience that serve a working suburb. The drawbacks are real. Public-transport access is moderate, and outside the station corridor it thins to almost none. Safety scores sit below the London median, and total green cover is modest for the outer east. For buyers chasing affordability close to the Elizabeth line, Chadwell Heath is a practical choice rather than a picturesque one.
- Strongest75Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong61Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 12 listed buildings
- 0.6% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: St. Chad's Park (13.9 hectares)
- 64 open venues (46 food and drink, 18 other)
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Chadwell Heath grew as a hamlet along the Roman road from London to Colchester, and for a period had a reputation as a haunt for highwaymen on the fringes of Hainault Forest.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
61Better than 81% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability90
- Rent affordability55
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)48
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Chadwell Heath: 104 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
34Better than 20% of London
- Personal safety23
- Property crime43
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Chadwell Heath: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
31Better than 15% of London
Median public-transport access is basic (TfL PTAL 2.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
75Better than 89% of London
- Air quality90
- Quietness53
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
13Better than 15% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
64 open venues nearby — 46 food & drink, 18 other.
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For Chadwell Heath: the mix behind 64 open venues—% independent
Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools40
- Secondary schools62
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Chadwell Heath: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
7Better than 20% of London
12 listed buildings · 1% under a conservation area
- The White HouseGrade II
- Maypole CottageGrade II
- Warren Farm BarnGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
59Better than 39% of London
- Green spaces79
- Waterways20
Largest green space: St. Chad's Park (14 ha). ~21 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Chadwell Heath safe?
- Chadwell Heath scores 34 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Chadwell Heath a good place to live?
- Chadwell Heath scores 37 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are air & quiet (75) and property prices & growth (61); its weakest is area development (0). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Chadwell Heath?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Chadwell Heath 2 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 31 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Chadwell Heath expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Chadwell Heath is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 18/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Chadwell Heath?
- Chadwell Heath scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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