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Barkingside
Redbridge, London
PocketsBarkingside East (south-east · Cranbrook Road · north-west · west)Barkingside West (Beehive Lane · Barkingside Recreation Ground · Longwood Gardens · south-west)
Barkingside sits in the middle of Redbridge between Ilford and Hainault, an outer-London ward built up in the interwar years along the Central line corridor. The ward has no listed buildings, no conservation-area cover, and the largest park within the ward is Barkingside Recreation Ground, which is effectively a small local green — the overall green footprint runs to around two hectares. Fifteen Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach, safety sits in the top third of London wards, and the food and retail offer along the High Street carries around ninety-six eating places. Transport is moderate, with Barkingside, Fairlop and Newbury Park on the Central line. The costs are what the scores show: almost no heritage footprint, a thin cultural offer that runs to the local cinema and library, a modest market score, and air quality suppressed by the A12 and A123 traffic on the ward edges.
- Strongest68Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong58Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Watch out0Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 2 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Barkingside Recreation Ground (0 hectares)
- 113 open venues (90 food and drink, 23 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
55Better than 66% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability85
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)54
- Activity (turnover)40
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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 Barkingside: 63 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
68Better than 85% of London
- Personal safety63
- Property crime74
- Anti-social behaviour68
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Connectivity
44Better than 49% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 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
55Better than 60% of London
- Air quality73
- Quietness28
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
22Better than 46% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining21
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
113 open venues nearby — 90 food & drink, 23 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools44
- Secondary schools56
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Barkingside: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
2Better than 7% of London
Nature Access
58Better than 35% of London
- Green spaces81
- Waterways5
Largest green space: Barkingside Recreation Ground (0 ha). ~2 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0Shared lowest band with 24% of London
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- Is Barkingside safe?
- Barkingside scores 68 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of 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 Barkingside a good place to live?
- Barkingside scores 40 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 safety (68) and nature access (58); 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 Barkingside?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Barkingside 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 44 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Barkingside expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Barkingside is among London's more affordable areas to buy: its purchase-affordability score is 17/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Barkingside?
- Barkingside 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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