OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Barking and Dagenham

Private rents in Barking and Dagenham average £1,696 a month across all property sizes, up 2.8% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,696
1-bed
£1,376
2-bed
£1,718
3-bed
£1,896
4+ bed
£2,516
Flats
£1,612

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The £1,696 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,376 and a 3-bed at £1,896 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Barking and Dagenham
Two-year change: +16.2%Five-year change: +35.8%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 0.9% over the last six months, against +1.9% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
RM6305 sales£444,600RM8353 sales£383,000RM9288 sales£380,000RM10313 sales£378,000IG11405 sales£365,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £383,000.
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What next door costs
Barking and Dagenham is the 5th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Bexley£1,523£1,862£2,4202Havering£1,541£1,845£2,4943Epping Forest£1,583£1,939£2,8774Redbridge£1,679£1,977£2,707
5Barking and DagenhamYou are here£1,718£1,896£2,516
6Waltham Forest£1,725£2,025£2,5697Newham£1,992£2,210£2,671
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.