Barking and Dagenham property market
In Barking and Dagenham (London) the average private rent is £1,690/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £360,007 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 22% above and house prices 33% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 5.6%.
- Average rent
- £1,690/mo
- +4.8% YoY
- Average house price
- £360,007
- -0.8% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 5.6%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 17.8
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in Barking and Dagenham
The average home in Barking and Dagenham costs about 17.8 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.8), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
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- Rent in Barking and Dagenham (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,690
- House prices in Barking and Dagenham (by property type)£360,007
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in Barking and Dagenham?
- The average monthly private rent in Barking and Dagenham is £1,690, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +4.8% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in Barking and Dagenham?
- The average house price in Barking and Dagenham is £360,007 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), -0.8% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in Barking and Dagenham?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£20,280) by the average house price (£360,007) gives a gross rental yield of 5.6% in Barking and Dagenham. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Barking and Dagenham?
- In Barking and Dagenham the average house price equals about 17.8 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 17.8). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.