Gainsborough Road, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Greater London

Gainsborough Road is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Gainsborough Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Gainsborough Road is located in the Becontree ward of the Barking and Dagenham district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.553417, 0.113432
Grid Ref TQ466859
Suburb Becontree
Constituency Barking
Postcodes RM8 2DL, RM8 2DP

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Gainsborough Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Gainsborough Road, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Gainsborough Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Gainsborough Road
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Gainsborough Road and compared that to the average for the Becontree ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gainsborough Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Becontree ward

Social economic statistics for Gainsborough Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Gainsborough Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gainsborough Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Gainsborough Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gainsborough Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gainsborough Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gainsborough Road are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Gainsborough Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Gainsborough Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gainsborough Road are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gainsborough Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Gainsborough Road.

Unemployment in Gainsborough Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.99% of Gainsborough Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gainsborough Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gainsborough Road. The proportion of retirees on Gainsborough Road is 9.35% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.25% of Gainsborough Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gainsborough Road

The proportion of home owners on Gainsborough Road is 18.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.27% of properties in Gainsborough Road are private rented and 38.85% are social rented.
43.88% of residents of Gainsborough Road own their home

Country of Birth of Gainsborough Road residents

The proportion if Gainsborough Road residents born in the UK is 18.32% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 35.67% of Gainsborough Road residents were born outside the UK.
64.33% of Gainsborough Road residents were born in the UK

Gainsborough Road Summary

With house prices in Gainsborough Road less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Gainsborough Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Gainsborough Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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