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The regional median gross salary reached €3,423 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2023, unemployment in Barking reached 5.5%.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,423EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,984EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate5.5%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime8,418incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean8.97µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 91% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Barking?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Barking.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Barking. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Barking recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€287
Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1502Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack18Official · national market
Monthly transport pass287.3 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London1Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,984 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price14Official · county

Is Barking a good place to live?

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Remote worker31%strong on work, weak on safety · range 17–45%
Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–53%
Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 29–53%
Family41%strong on family, weak on cost · range 30–52%
Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 17–45%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Barking is 5.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,423 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)11Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.5 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)12Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Barking?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,423 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€497of €2,805 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,805
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,984
Public transport pass€287 · official · Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London · 2026-09-30− €287
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30− €13
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€497
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Barking Salary needed to live in Barking

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Barking. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Barking. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools12 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools18 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Barking's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices22 count30 Sept 2026ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)9Official
Pharmacies11 count30 Sept 2026ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Barking under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBarking highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Barking highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267
Bristol13,099
Liverpool12,409
Leeds11,462
Birmingham11,416
Leicester11,001
Sheffield9,693
Cardiff9,379
Belfast9,156
Coventry8,836
Glasgow757
Edinburgh549
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,418 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)17Official · county

Mobility and administration

Barking's nearest airport was LCY, 4 km away and offered 35 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport35 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport4 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LCY3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 6°C in January to 19.2°C in July. Barking's monthly precipitation totalled 58.1 mm in January and 43.1 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Barking is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.97 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.9 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 11 · May 14 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 6.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.1 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 37 · Apr 42.5 · May 44.7 · Jun 50.5 · Jul 43.1 · Aug 54.9 · Sep 49.8 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 65.7 · Dec 58.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Slough ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Argenteuil (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Denis (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students13Official

Alternatives for people set on Barking

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cities near Barking

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

How does Barking compare?

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Is Barking part of London?

Barking is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 14.9 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source4

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Barking?

The median gross salary is 3,423 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

What is the unemployment rate in Barking?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is the air quality good in Barking?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.97 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Barking?

Police recorded 8,418 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3).

How much is public transport in Barking?

A monthly transport pass is 287.3 EUR/month. Source: Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London.

Is Barking a good place to live?

Barking may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Barking part of London?

Barking is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 14.9 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Barking?

Ilford, Manor Park, Goodmayes, Newbury Park, Dagenham are near Barking. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Sources

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  1. Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London content.tfl.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-19
  2. BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  4. download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  9. ODS GP Practices report (epraccur) odsdatasearchandexport.nhs.uk · checked 2026-09-15
  10. ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary) odsdatasearchandexport.nhs.uk · checked 2026-09-15
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  3. Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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