London boroughsBarking and Dagenham vs Havering

Barking and Dagenham vs Havering: which borough suits you?

Barking and Dagenham is more central AND £70k cheaper on the average sold price.

Travelcard zone

Zone 4
Zone 6

Average house price

£380k
£450k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.6x
11.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

69
39

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1016 Mb
1005 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

8
21

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

825 ha
801 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

601
322

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 Havering

Greater London · zone 6 · average sold price £450k.

Read the Havering report