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Valence
Barking and Dagenham, London
Valence sits in the middle of the Becontree estate in Barking and Dagenham, the interwar council-built suburb that was once the largest of its kind in the world. The street plan is orderly and the scale is uniformly domestic. Valence House, Grade II* listed and partially surrounded by a medieval moat, is the ward's anchor, and it houses the borough's free museum and the Fanshawe family portrait collection. The adjoining Church of St Mary and Bentry Heath House add two more Grade II entries to a small but significant listed-building set. Ten outstanding-rated schools sit within easy reach and the food offer along the high road is surprisingly dense. The drawbacks are the thin green space at around 10 hectares, the absence of any conservation area on Becontree streets themselves, and safety and pollution scores that sit in the middle of the pack rather than offering any particular protection.
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Valence House is the only surviving manor house of the five that once stood in Dagenham, and its moat dates back to the 13th century.
- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Valence Park (9.7 hectares)
- 75 open venues (61 food and drink, 14 other)
Valence score highlights
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 65/100).
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 63/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 1/100).
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Property prices & growth
65/ 100
- Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability65
- Price momentum (5yr)77
- Activity (turnover)32
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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
52/ 100
- Personal safety35
- Property crime66
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
42/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
63/ 100
- Air quality82
- Quietness35
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Cultural Signal
20/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
75 open venues nearby — 61 food & drink, 14 other.
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Education
58/ 100
- Primary schools52
- Secondary schools64
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Heritage
6/ 100
3 listed buildings
- Valence HouseGrade II*
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Bentry Heath HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
54/ 100
- Green spaces71
- Waterways20
Largest green space: Valence Park (10 ha). ~10 ha of green space in total.
Area development
1/ 100
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