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
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