Today the site is used for a number of river-related operations including a 25-acre (100,000 m2) TDG (now XPO Logistics) depot with around 200 tanks for the storage of petrol, distillates, aviation fuel, biofuels, tallow, ethanol, fertilisers, and urea.

[3] Historic records of Samuel Williams & Sons and John Hudson Ltd are held at Barking and Dagenham Archive Service, Valence House Museum[4] although the full collection has not yet been fully catalogued.

The historic City of London Corporation is obliged to provide wholesale markets through legislation enacted in the Victorian era.

[6] In March 2021, Barking and Dagenham Council gave outline planning permission for the City of London Corporation proposals.

East of Dagenham Dock is Hornchurch Marshes, west past The Gores waterway is Barking Riverside, to the south is the River Thames and to the north is the Merrielands Retail Park and the Becontree and Rylands estates.