Some of the oldest buildings in Barkingside include the Barnardo's chapel, the Edwardian railway station (In 1948 transferred from LNER to London Underground's Central Line), and Holy Trinity Church, which dates from 1840.

The map showed a number of dwellings on the western side of the common, which had a road (the northern part of which survives as Tomswood Hill) running through it.

The Fullwell Cross junction - now a roundabout - at the northern end of the Barkingside High Street is named after Adam Fulwell who leased a farm in the area from Barking Abbey.

[8] The square is bordered on one side by a long arched colonnade designed in the style of the library building and providing a covered, lit space.

The New Fairlop Oak pub is located on the Fullwell Cross roundabout, named after a giant tree under which an annual fair took place for over a century.

Popular footballer Trevor Brooking who played for West Ham United and England attended Ilford County High School.

Caterham High School is a sports academy and attended by youth team players of West Ham United football club who have their training ground nearby.