Barking and Dagenham vs Chadwell St Mary

Buyers will find Chadwell St Mary more wallet-friendly, where the average price is £363,414 versus £369,084 in Barking And Dagenham. The most affordable entry point in Barking And Dagenham is a flat at £234,876, while in Chadwell St Mary it is a terraced at £343,529.

Crime is lower in Chadwell St Mary (72.2 per 1,000) compared to Barking And Dagenham (84.2 per 1,000), a 17% difference. The most common crime category in Barking And Dagenham is violent-crime, while in Chadwell St Mary it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

School quality favours Chadwell St Mary: 100% of its schools are in the top two inspection bands, compared with 97.8% in Barking And Dagenham.

Broadband & Connectivity

Internet users in Chadwell St Mary enjoy 452.6 Mbps on average, while Barking And Dagenham lags behind at 445.9 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 95.2% of premises in Barking And Dagenham and 96.4% in Chadwell St Mary. Gigabit availability stands at 87.4% in Barking And Dagenham and 88.5% in Chadwell St Mary.

→Chadwell St Mary is the faster of the two by 2% on average download speed (453 vs 446 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

The average EPC rating in Barking And Dagenham is band C (score 71.9), ahead of Chadwell St Mary's band C (score 69.8). Estimated annual energy costs average £925 in Barking And Dagenham and £1,043 in Chadwell St Mary. 66.2% of homes in Barking And Dagenham have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 61.9% in Chadwell St Mary.

→Barking And Dagenham has more energy-efficient housing — 66.2% reach band C or above, vs 61.9% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Barking And Dagenham has a population of 218,236 while Chadwell St Mary has 10,680. Median household income is £35,318 in Chadwell St Mary and £33,122.7 in Barking And Dagenham. The median age is 35.5 in Barking And Dagenham and 38.5 in Chadwell St Mary. Employment rates stand at 58.7% in Barking And Dagenham and 63% in Chadwell St Mary.

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