Detached
£571,250
15% above the Barking average
77.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Barking? £497,000
The average house price in Barking is £497,000, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 14.7% (£85,500) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −14.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Barking?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£200,000
60% below the Barking average
22.2% of sales
Are house prices in Barking going up or down?
House prices in Barking are falling: down 14.7% (£85,500) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.5% (£113,223).
Past 12 months
−14.7%
−£85,500From £582,500 to £497,000
£857,500£497,000
Past 10 years
+29.5%
+£113,223From £383,777 to £497,000
£582,500£343,600
Quick answers for Barking
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£959,595
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
77.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
66.7% of sales
How many people live in Barking?
434
131 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Barking?
174
53 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Barking?
349 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 49 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.8% of the area · 1 public park. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Barking?
13 crimes
+85.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Barking rank?
39th most expensive area of Mid Suffolk.
Compared with 123 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Barking?
The highest recorded sale prices in Barking, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
middlefield house willisham road, suffolk
£959,595
Sold September 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Barking compare with nearby areas?
Barking compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Mid Suffolk.
Barking vs Darmsden
- Barking
- £497,000
- Darmsden
- £335,000−£162,000
Open comparison
Barking vs Needham Market
- Barking
- £497,000
- Needham Market
- £253,714−£243,286
Open comparison
Barking vs Badley
- Barking
- £497,000
- Badley
- £526,666+£29,666
Open comparison
Barking vs Battisford
- Barking
- £497,000
- Battisford
- £456,250−£40,750
Open comparison
Barking vs Willisham
- Barking
- £497,000
- Willisham
- £421,785−£75,215
Open comparison
Barking vs Baylham
- Barking
- £497,000
- Baylham
- £739,333+£242,333
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Barking dataset covers 21 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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