Neighbourhood · Barking and Dagenham · London
Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside
Barking and Dagenham 021 · 4 sub-areas · 9,565 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (82/100)Watch-out: Families (56/100)Liveability 68/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside is a commuter neighbourhood within Barking and Dagenham — train into London runs in around 11 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
68/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
A snapshot of Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 18 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,687 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- The median monthly rent across Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside is £1,687.
- How safe is Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 11 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside, of which 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1219 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- The most common council tax band in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,858. Council tax is set by Barking and Dagenham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside to central London is approximately 11 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- 100% of premises in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- 19% of households in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- The average property price across Barking and Dagenham (the local authority covering Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside) is approximately £363,817, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.27 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,911.)
- Which local areas are part of Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside contains 4 local areas: Barking and Dagenham 021E, Barking and Dagenham 021G, Barking and Dagenham 021C, Barking and Dagenham 021D.
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Frequently asked about Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside is £1,687. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside a safe place to live?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside has a safety score of 40/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- 30% of schools within 2 km of Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside?
- Public-transport commute time from Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside to central London is approximately 11 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside different from the rest of Barking and Dagenham?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside rank in Barking and Dagenham?
- Gascoigne Estate & Roding Riverside scores 68/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Barking and Dagenham, see the Cities table on the Barking and Dagenham page.
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