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Longbridge
Barking and Dagenham, London
Longbridge covers the north-west corner of Barking, wrapping around the borough's oldest public green and running up to the boundary with Redbridge. The character is Edwardian terraces and interwar semis sat alongside a substantial civic park. Barking Park — at 27 hectares, the largest green in the ward — gives Longbridge its defining feature, and the Grade II Barking Park War Memorial sits inside it. Ten outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment, and Barking station's direct links to Fenchurch Street and the District line sit just to the south. Housing here is among the more affordable in London, which pulls in families priced out of inner boroughs further west. The trade-offs are visible in the stats: safety sits below the London median, there is no conservation area cover to protect the older streetscape from piecemeal change, and cultural life is limited — most food and retail activity happens a short walk away in Barking town centre rather than in the ward itself.
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Barking Park opened in 1898 and is the oldest public park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
- Moderate public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Barking Park (27.3 hectares)
- 43 open venues (29 food and drink, 14 other)
Longbridge score highlights
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 75/100).
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 66/100).
- Heritage Little listed-building or conservation-area presence (score 2/100).
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Property prices & growth
53/ 100
- Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability30
- Price momentum (5yr)60
- Activity (turnover)40
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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
43/ 100
- Personal safety35
- Property crime51
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
44/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
66/ 100
- Air quality73
- Quietness57
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Cultural Signal
12/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene21
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
43 open venues nearby — 29 food & drink, 14 other.
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Education
64/ 100
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools74
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Heritage
2/ 100
1 listed building
- Barking Park War MemorialGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
75/ 100
- Green spaces93
- Waterways50
Largest green space: Barking Park (27 ha). ~32 ha of green space in total.
Area development
14/ 100
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