Average 2 Bedroom Rent in Barking and Dagenham 2026
A 2 bedroom property in Barking and Dagenham rents for an average of £1,721 per month as of August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier. That is 53.4% of median local full-time pay.
Barking and Dagenham is the 9th cheapest of 32 London boroughs for this size. Updated 2026-09-18.
What that costs relative to local pay
A 2 bedroom 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.
2 Bedroom rent in Barking and Dagenham since 2015
View the year-by-year figures as a table
| Year | Average 2 bed rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | £1,073 |
| 2016 | £1,155 |
| 2017 | £1,217 |
| 2018 | £1,220 |
| 2019 | £1,248 |
| 2020 | £1,263 |
| 2021 | £1,277 |
| 2022 | £1,316 |
| 2023 | £1,390 |
| 2024 | £1,531 |
| 2025 | £1,699 |
| 2026 | £1,721 |
The step up from a one-bed in Barking and Dagenham
A 2 bedroom in Barking and Dagenham costs 25% more than a one-bed here, against 26.8% across London as a whole. Trading up is a gentler jump here than the London norm, which can make Barking and Dagenham better value for sharers and families than its headline rent suggests.
Other property sizes in Barking and Dagenham
2 Bedroom rent across every London borough
Cheapest first, August 2026.
| # | Borough | 2 bed rent | Year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexley | £1,526 | +1.6% |
| 2 | Havering | £1,542 | +1.5% |
| 3 | Sutton | £1,554 | +2.1% |
| 4 | Croydon | £1,573 | +3.1% |
| 5 | Hillingdon | £1,586 | +2.5% |
| 6 | Bromley | £1,641 | +2.7% |
| 7 | Redbridge | £1,681 | +1.8% |
| 8 | Harrow | £1,715 | +2.7% |
| 9 | Barking and Dagenhamyou are here | £1,721 | +2.7% |
| 10 | Waltham Forest | £1,723 | +1.4% |
| 11 | Kingston upon Thames | £1,755 | −1.2% |
| 12 | Enfield | £1,764 | +5% |
| 13 | Lewisham | £1,789 | +2% |
| 14 | Barnet | £1,858 | +3.3% |
| 15 | Greenwich | £1,932 | +6% |
| 16 | Brent | £1,934 | +3.2% |
| 17 | Hounslow | £1,947 | +3.2% |
| 18 | Newham | £1,993 | +2.8% |
| 19 | Merton | £2,024 | +5.5% |
| 20 | Ealing | £2,033 | +3.1% |
| 21 | Haringey | £2,034 | +1.4% |
| 22 | Richmond upon Thames | £2,222 | +4.6% |
| 23 | Lambeth | £2,342 | +3.6% |
| 24 | Southwark | £2,348 | +5.4% |
| 25 | Tower Hamlets | £2,418 | +3.4% |
| 26 | Wandsworth | £2,463 | +4.4% |
| 27 | Hackney | £2,489 | +3.7% |
| 28 | Camden | £2,621 | +1.2% |
| 29 | Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,622 | +3.5% |
| 30 | Islington | £2,697 | +6.4% |
| 31 | Westminster | £3,305 | −0.3% |
| 32 | Kensington and Chelsea | £3,428 | +2.5% |
Common questions
How much is a 2 bedroom in Barking and Dagenham?
A 2 bedroom property in Barking and Dagenham rents for an average of £1,721 per month as of August 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents — +2.7% compared with a year earlier.
Is a 2 bedroom in Barking and Dagenham affordable on a local salary?
At £1,721 a month against median gross full-time pay of £3,224 for people living in Barking and Dagenham, rent takes 53.4% of gross earnings. The commonly used affordability guideline is 30%. Note that earnings are before tax and National Insurance, and the earnings figure is for 2024.
How much has 2 bedroom rent risen in Barking and Dagenham?
A 2 bedroom in Barking and Dagenham has gone from £1,277 in 2021 to £1,721 today — up £444 a month, or 34.8%, in five years.
Is a 2 bedroom in Barking and Dagenham cheaper than the London average?
Yes. It costs £511 a month less than the London average of £2,232, making Barking and Dagenham the 9th cheapest borough for this size (August 2026).
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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.