London boroughsBarking and Dagenham vs Bexley

Barking and Dagenham vs Bexley: which borough suits you?

Barking and Dagenham is more central AND £40k cheaper on the average sold price.
Barking and Dagenham

#9 of 33

Bexley

#18 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 4
Zone 5

Average house price

£380k
£420k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.6x
11.9x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,721/mo
£1,526/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

52%
52%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

69
61

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1016 Mb
1003 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

8
23

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

825 ha
967 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

601
464

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Barking and Dagenham

Greater London · zone 4 · average sold price £380k.

Read the Barking and Dagenham report

Living in Bexley

Greater London · zone 5 · average sold price £420k.

Read the Bexley report

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