Barking
Barking's stands out because: Child poverty is 39.8% here, compared with 26.0% across the UK.
At a glance
Headline values for this constituency, with UK comparisons where the current data supports them.
Typical weekly pay
ONS ASHEThis is £35 higher than the UK as a whole. The UK figure is £767.
Median house price
UK HPIThis is £74,000 higher than England and Wales as a whole. The England and Wales figure is £295,000. We do not yet have comparable Scotland or Northern Ireland house price data.
House-price-to-pay ratio
UK HPIChild poverty
DWPThis is quite a bit higher than the UK as a whole: 13.8 points higher. The UK figure is 26.0%.
Owner occupied
ONSThis is quite a bit lower than the UK as a whole: 22.5 points lower. The UK figure is 61.7%.
How it compares
UK as a whole = 100. Bars above 100 are higher than the UK as a whole; bars below 100 are lower.
The chart uses the closest reliable national figure available. House price comparisons use England and Wales where full UK coverage is not available yet.
What stands out?
Short observations drawn from the measures currently available for this constituency.
Higher child poverty
Child poverty is 39.8% here, compared with 26.0% across the UK.
Income and pay
Pay is easier to understand when it is read alongside the UK as a whole and local living costs.
Median weekly pay
ONS ASHEGross weekly earnings for full-time employees living in the constituency.
UK comparison
ONS ASHEThis is £35 higher than the UK as a whole. The UK figure is £767.
Compared with other constituencies
ONS ASHERankings will be added once we have reliable constituency-by-constituency comparisons.
Homes and affordability
House prices on their own only tell part of the story. What matters is how those prices compare with local incomes.
Median house price
UK HPIThis is £74,000 higher than England and Wales as a whole. The England and Wales figure is £295,000. We do not yet have comparable Scotland or Northern Ireland house price data.
Price relative to pay
UK HPIUK position
UK HPIRankings will be added once we have reliable constituency-by-constituency comparisons.
How people live
Housing tenure gives useful context for wealth, stability, housing pressure and public-service demand.
Owner occupied
ONSThis is quite a bit lower than the UK as a whole: 22.5 points lower. The UK figure is 61.7%.
Private rented
ONSThis is quite a bit higher than the UK as a whole: 6.0 points higher. The UK figure is 19.5%.
Social rented
ONSThis is quite a bit higher than the UK as a whole: 15.3 points higher. The UK figure is 17.5%.
Living standards
No single figure can describe living standards, but child poverty is a direct signal of family pressure.
Child poverty
DWPThis is quite a bit higher than the UK as a whole: 13.8 points higher. The UK figure is 26.0%.
People and age
The local age profile affects housing demand, employment, public services and community needs.
Under 18
ONS18–34
ONS35–64
ONS65+
ONSCompare with another area
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Sources and methodology
These figures bring together published data from established sources. Different datasets are updated at different times, so the latest available year may vary between measures. “UK as a whole” means the UK-wide figure supplied with the dataset, not an average of constituencies. Some house price data currently covers England and Wales rather than the whole UK.
ONS
Population, earnings, age profile and housing tenure measures where available.
DWP
Relative child poverty after housing costs.
UK House Price Index
Median house prices where the seeded data covers the constituency's nation.
Keep in the loop
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