Average Rent in Barking and Dagenham 2026
The average monthly private rent in Barking and Dagenham is £1,698 as of August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier. That is £634 a month below the London average of £2,332.
Barking and Dagenham is the 7th cheapest of London’s 32 boroughs with published data. Updated 2026-09-18.
What that costs relative to local pay
A home of any size in Barking and Dagenham against what people living in Barking and Dagenham actually earn.
How to read this. Earnings are gross — before tax and National Insurance — so the share of take-home pay is materially higher. The earnings figure is for 2024, the latest year GLA London Datastore publishes, while the rent figure is current; pay has risen since, so the true present-day ratio is somewhat lower than shown. Both are medians for people living in the area, not for jobs located there.
Barking and Dagenham rent by bedroom count
Barking and Dagenham rent by property type
| Property type | Average monthly rent |
|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | £1,614 |
| Terraced house | £1,852 |
| Semi-detached house | £1,974 |
| Detached house | £1,884 |
How Barking and Dagenham rent has changed
View the year-by-year figures as a table
| Year | Average monthly rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | £1,051 |
| 2016 | £1,131 |
| 2017 | £1,195 |
| 2018 | £1,199 |
| 2019 | £1,230 |
| 2020 | £1,246 |
| 2021 | £1,259 |
| 2022 | £1,299 |
| 2023 | £1,373 |
| 2024 | £1,513 |
| 2025 | £1,678 |
| 2026 | £1,698 |
Boroughs priced near Barking and Dagenham
Common questions
What is the average rent in Barking and Dagenham?
The average monthly private rent in Barking and Dagenham is £1,698 as of August 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. That is +2.6% compared with a year earlier.
Is Barking and Dagenham cheaper than the London average?
Yes. Barking and Dagenham is £634 a month cheaper than the London average of £2,332, making it the 7th cheapest of London's 32 boroughs (August 2026).
Is rent in Barking and Dagenham affordable on a local salary?
Average rent in Barking and Dagenham is £1,698 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,224 for people living there, so rent takes 52.7% of gross earnings. The commonly used guideline is 30%. Earnings are before tax and are for 2024.
How much is a one-bedroom flat in Barking and Dagenham?
A one-bedroom property in Barking and Dagenham rents for an average of £1,377 per month, and a two-bedroom for £1,721 (August 2026, ONS).
How much has rent risen in Barking and Dagenham?
Average rent in Barking and Dagenham has gone from £1,249 to £1,698 since 2021 — up £449 a month, or 35.9%.
Rentals available in Barking and Dagenham
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Earnings data: GLA London Datastore — Earnings by Place of Residence, Borough (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings). Median gross full-time weekly pay, by place of residence, 2024. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.