John Burns Drive

Barking and Dagenham, Greater London, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 45/100 Transport proximity 90/100 Risk indicators: High High confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 30/100; transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 81/100; flood mapping 20/100; green-space proximity 45/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

Highest profile: Young ProfessionalsExcellent

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 75/100; daily amenities 81/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Fair

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; family indicators 70/100; green-space proximity 45/100; daily amenities 81/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals
Excellent

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 75/100; daily amenities 81/100; market proxy 65/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Investors
Excellent

Available components: liquidity proxy 90/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £198,250 from 36 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees
Fair

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; green-space proximity 45/100; daily amenities 81/100; amenity proximity 75/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 81/100; area-safety proxy 30/100. Recorded median sale price: £198,250 from 36 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

60
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Barking and Dagenham
Top 17% in Barking and DagenhamTop 9% nationally
High confidence Based on 36 transactions, 6 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Flood Zone 3 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Flood Zone 3

Mapped location intersects Flood Zone 3. Check the official map for the specific property; this does not determine insurance requirements.

Low area-safety score

Score 30/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

Flood mapping requires review

Score 20/100. Consult the official flood map for the specific property and relevant flood types.

How Life Works Here

John Burns Drive is located in Barking and Dagenham, near Barking, Greater London. The associated LSOA area has 167 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 6 nearby amenities. The closest is Londis (convenience, 72m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Blake Avenue) is 102m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £198,250. Based on 36 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,880; owner-occupied homes 16.5%; social housing 20.6%; retired population 9.5%; average household size 2.9. There are 10 schools within 2 km, 10 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 3 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 346m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. This street falls within Flood Zone 3 — a high-risk area for flooding from sea sources. Check the official map for the specific property; this intersection does not determine insurance requirements. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 81/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 60/100. Its recorded district percentile is 83. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (30)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Excellent (81)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (90)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (45)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Good (65)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Good (70)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Excellent (75)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Poor (20)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

£198,250
Median Price
36
Transactions (2015–2026)

Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold | Transactions: High recorded volume

Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.

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Nearby Amenities

Londis72m (0.9 min walk)
Fresh Trimz76m (0.9 min walk)
The Meat & Fish Factory79m (1 min walk)
restaurant109m (1.4 min walk)
Eastern Paradise109m (1.4 min walk)
Beks Zone113m (1.4 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from John Burns Drive, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (3)

hospitals (3)

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libraries (2)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (5)

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Transport Links

Blake Avenue bus_stop102m
Tudor Road Upney bus_stop362m
Upney Underground Station rail_station403m
Upney Underground Station metro_station491m
Upney Station tram_stop499m
Upney Station bus_stop510m
Barking Underground Station metro_station1000m
Barking Rail Station rail_station1016m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

6 open data sources
80% data uniqueness
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  • OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
  • police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
  • DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
  • GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
  • Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
  • ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.

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