Canning Town South
vs Custom House
Canning Town South has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Custom House. Homes in Canning Town South sold for a median of £415,000, 11% above Custom House. Custom House has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Canning Town South has 7,123 residents in 2,799 households; Custom House has 17,666 in 6,193. Custom House has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 1.5 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 7%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 78% of homes in Canning Town South and 44% in Custom House. Custom House has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 27%, 6.8 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 31%). Canning Town South has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 11.7 percentage points more than Custom House (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Canning Town South and £374,468 in Custom House, against £447,500 across Newham.
Surroundings
Custom House has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.7 percentage points more than Canning Town South (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 339 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Canning Town South, and 268 in Custom House. The typical postcode is 242 m from the nearest school in Canning Town South and 237 m in Custom House. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Canning Town South and 502 m in Custom House. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Canning Town South and 83% in Custom House.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 234 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Canning Town South and 125 in Custom House, against 145 across Newham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Canning Town South is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 7,123 people in 2,799 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Newham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Newham average.
Custom House is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 17,666 people in 6,193 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £374,468 over the past two years, 16% below the Newham median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Newham average.
More comparisons.
Canning Town South and Custom House next to other wards of Newham.