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Gascoigne
Barking and Dagenham, London
PocketsGascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside (Greatfields Park · Gascoigne Square · Drydock Square · Gascoigne Road)Creekmouth & Barking Riverside
Gascoigne sits immediately west of Barking town centre in the outer east, hemmed in by the River Roding and the A13. The character is post-war estate redevelopment layered over the old industrial riverside. Heritage is thin on the ground, though The Old Granary and the bridge over the River Roding are both Grade II listed, and there is moderate public-transport access via Barking station a short walk east. Greatfields Park offers a local green lung at 5.8 hectares, and two nearby primary schools are Ofsted-rated Outstanding. Affordability is genuinely strong relative to central London and the ongoing Gascoigne Estate regeneration is reshaping housing stock. The drawbacks are real: crime scores are below the London median, the listed-building count is small so the sense of historic fabric is limited, and cultural venues are modest by inner-east standards. Air quality sits around mid-range and total green space is under nine hectares, so residents lean on Barking Park one ward over rather than anything on the doorstep.
- Strongest58Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong57Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out7Heritage
Little listed-building or conservation-area presence
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 2 listed buildings
- 1.5% covered by a conservation area
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Greatfields Park (5.8 hectares)
- 76 open venues (20 food and drink, 56 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
57Better than 71% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability90
- Rent affordability85
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)28
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Gascoigne: 44 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
38Better than 28% of London
- Personal safety28
- Property crime40
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Connectivity
53Better than 64% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
58Better than 66% of London
- Air quality43
- Quietness80
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
23Better than 50% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene71
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
76 open venues nearby — 20 food & drink, 56 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools54
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For Gascoigne: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
7Better than 20% of London
2 listed buildings · 2% under a conservation area
- The Old GranaryGrade II
- Bridge Over River RodingGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
56Better than 30% of London
- Green spaces67
- Waterways45
Largest green space: Greatfields Park (6 ha). ~8 ha of green space in total.
Area development
26Better than 93% of London
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- Is Gascoigne safe?
- Gascoigne scores 38 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 Gascoigne a good place to live?
- Gascoigne scores 41 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 (58) and property prices & growth (57); its weakest is heritage (7). 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 Gascoigne?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Gascoigne 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 53 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Gascoigne expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Gascoigne 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 Gascoigne?
- Gascoigne scores 50 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 2 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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