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Village
Barking and Dagenham, London
PocketsOld Dagenham Park & Village (Beam Parklands · Beam Valley Country Park · Old Dagenham Park · Dagenham Village Churchyard)Dagenham Eastbrook (Beam Valley Country Park · Wantz Stream)
Village covers the southern, Dagenham-side fringe of the borough, running toward the marshes and the A13. The older core around the Grade II* Church of St Peter and St Paul and the Grade II Vicarage gives the ward its name and its small conservation pocket. Beam Parklands, a restored floodplain of thirty hectares, anchors a strong nature score, and total green space across the ward runs past seventy hectares — very generous by London standards. Pollution here is low relative to inner-east London, and market affordability is one of the better scores on this list. Transport is moderate, relying on bus routes and a median distance to the District line and c2c services; public-transport access is middling rather than strong. The pullbacks are familiar for the outer east: very weak new-housing delivery, almost no outstanding schools in the immediate catchment, a thin cultural offer, and safety that lags the London median.
- Strongest79Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong72Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 1.2% covered by a conservation area
- Largest green space: Beam Parklands (30.3 hectares)
- 82 open venues (58 food and drink, 24 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
60Better than 79% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability90
- Rent affordability75
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)36
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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 Village: 80 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
41Better than 35% of London
- Personal safety30
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour44
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Connectivity
36Better than 29% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
72Better than 86% of London
- Air quality88
- Quietness48
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
24Better than 52% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops21
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene50
- Vitality (openings, diversity)63
82 open venues nearby — 58 food & drink, 24 other.
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Education
48Better than 24% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools52
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For Village: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
12Better than 29% of London
5 listed buildings · 1% under a conservation area
- Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- The VicarageGrade II
- 621, Rainham Road SouthGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
79Better than 98% of London
- Green spaces100
- Waterways45
Largest green space: Beam Parklands (30 ha). ~75 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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- Is Village safe?
- Village scores 41 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. 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 Village a good place to live?
- Village scores 42 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 nature access (79) and air & quiet (72); its weakest is area development (3). 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 Village?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Village 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 36 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Village expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Village 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 Village?
- Village scores 48 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools.
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