Buying a home in IG11, Barking. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£510kmost £458k–£568k
Houses per m²£5,441flats £4,845
Sold last year1551,123 in five years
Prices in Barking and Dagenham+5.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG11 sold for £510,412 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £458,327 and £568,449, for about 92 m² of space.

155 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £207k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in IG11 0 (£5,076) and the most in IG11 9 (£5,596).

Across Barking and Dagenham, prices are up 5.3% on a year ago and up 20.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,899 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,328 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £102,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in IG11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£313,010£215k–£527k48 m²11
2£403,013£378k–£447k69 m²201
3£510,412£458k–£568k92 m²391
4£588,740£536k–£630k119 m²84
5+£734,398£628k–£834k162 m²50

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£313k£403k£510k£589k£734k
Semi-detached—£476k£511k£621k£761k
Terraced£237k£400k£510k£570k£693k
Flats£207k£261k£282k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across IG11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
IG11 0£5,076£4,670
IG11 7£5,425£5,309
IG11 8£5,292£4,634
IG11 9£5,596£4,462

Schools near IG11

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Margarets CofE Primary School89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%17 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%44 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about IG11

Is IG11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Barking and Dagenham are up 5.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.7% against 43.8%); 155 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in IG11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in IG11 sold for £510,412 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £458,327 and £568,449.

How many homes sell in IG11 each year?

155 homes sold in the last year and 1,123 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near IG11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Margarets CofE Primary School, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near IG11?

For a 3-bedroom house, RM9 (£452k, 3 km), E6 (£435k, 3 km), RM8 (£446k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.