Barking and Dagenham

Be First

Barking and Dagenham is one of London’s most significant growth locations, combining large-scale housing delivery with industrial and economic renewal.

Dagenham East is emerging as a film, media, research and technology cluster around Eastbrook Studios and UCL PEARL.

Thames Road offers housing and modern industrial opportunities, while Box Lane is developing as a nationally significant industrial location with direct, existing links to HS1 and European rail freight routes.

  • More than 3,600 homes delivered through regeneration company Be First
  • UK’s highest-performing planning authority (According to the latest published MHCLG stats)
  • More affordable homes delivered than any other UK local authority over the past five years
  • Eastbrook Studios is a £110m, 22-acre complex supporting around 1,200 jobs
Barking and Dagenham


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