Name: Barking and Dagenham council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Barking and Dagenham is one of England's local authorities.

Barking and Dagenham council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Barking and Dagenham to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	3,940
Waiting for 1 bedroom	988
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	1,115
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	1,414
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	423
Council-owned dwellings	16,108
Social rent dwellings	15,477
Affordable rent dwellings	631
Vacant dwellings	437
Average relet time (days)	34.8
Lettings to new tenants	364
Lettings to existing tenants	163
Council evictions (total)	13
Evictions for rent arrears	6
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	4
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	9
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	D
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	234

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.