A PLACE TO BE, BECOME AND BELONG

Barking Riverside is one of Europe’s largest and most exciting new neighbourhoods, providing East London with thousands of new homes.

Welcome to Barking Riverside, a vibrant new East London community set along the banks of the iconic River Thames.

Barking Riverside is a place to put down roots, where residents become part of an evolving community of proud ‘Riversiders’.

This new neighbourhood is delivered by Barking Riverside Limited, a joint venture between the Mayor of London and L&Q.

Getting to
Barking Riverside

What’s here

Barking Riverside is a great place to live, featuring excellent transport links, open spaces, a vibrant community and a growing number of local amenities.

There are a wide range of contemporary and affordable homes to rent or buy, developed in partnership with:

Live
Here
Now

Barking Riverside is taking shape

with all the right ingredients for community life.

5 schools
(and 2 more to come)

including a high-performing secondary school

2 community hubs
London Overground station
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers pier
Cycling and walking routes
Play parks, sports pitches and open spaces
State-of-the-art recycling and waste management facilities
A rolling calendar of social and cultural activities
📣 Foreshore works update You may remember the plans that BRL shared last year regarding works to the Barking Riverside riverfront. This project, known as the ‘foreshore works’, will importantly enhance flood defences in the area, whilst also delivering other public benefits such as improved walking routes, more seating areas, play facilities, and additional habitat for birds, insects, and river wildlife 🌿 Following consultation with residents, the designs received unanimous planning approval from the council in the summer, with BRL recently appointing a specialist contractor. Due to the nature of the flood defence works, this is a significant infrastructure project - meaning there will need to be some temporary changes to access while construction takes place. The contractor is now getting ready to start work on site, so you’ll start to notice activity increase over the next few weeks. The first visible change will be the closure of the link path between the Project Office and the jetty (the jetty can still be accessed from Station Gardens), along with new signage that gives advanced notice of the upcoming diversions. We’ll share more detail on timings and the new pedestrian routes next week - keep an eye on our social media channels. In the meantime, please contact us on info@barkingriverside.london with any queries. Thanks in advance for bearing with us while this important work gets underway. #BarkingRiverside #Barking #RiverThames #Construction
You voted - and here’s what we’ll be talking about 💬 Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent Instagram polls where you shared what you’d like to discuss at the next Community Conversation Time. Your votes have helped shape the agenda for the session. Based on what residents told us, we’ll be focusing on: 💡 Circus and Boulevard updates 💡 Updates from the Service Charge Working Group 💡 Huggett Road and Rivergate Square retail updates 💡 Ideas for 26/27 events calendar These topics will form the basis of the conversations and activities on the day. You’ll have the opportunity to hear updates, ask questions and share your thoughts directly with the team. Join us on: 📅 Saturday 28th February 🕒 1 – 4pm 📍 Barking Riverside Visitor Centre, underneath Barking Riverside Station Everyone is welcome and of course they’ll be yummy food and refreshments too - we hope to see you there 👋
Want to help shape the future of Barking Riverside? 👀 We’re recruiting paid Peer Researchers to speak with residents across Thames View, Barking Riverside and Scrattons Farm about what matters most to them. The conversations you have will feed into our next Thames Futures Social Impact Report - a project we publish every couple of years to understand what's working well locally, and what could be improved. It covers everything from local services and connections to wellbeing and community life, and helps guide real, future decisions about how Barking Riverside develops. You’ll receive specialist training from @the_young_fdn and be paid the London Living Wage for your time. No research background needed - just good communication skills and a passion for this community. 🗓 Up to 40 hours (Feb - April 2026) ⏰ Deadline: Monday 23rd February, 9am 🔗 Apply via the link in our bio #BarkingRiverside #PaidOpportunity #CommunityResearch #EastLondon #LocalVoices
Happy Pancake Day 🥞   Why not pop into The Wilds today, with fresh pancakes and delicious coffee waiting for you at @wearegroundedcoffee?   Whether you’re a chocoholic or prefer something fruity, it’s the perfect excuse for a midweek treat.   📍 @thewilds_barkingriverside   #PancakeDay #Pancakes #BarkingRiverside #ShroveTuesday

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