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Custom House
vs Plaistow South

Custom House has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Plaistow South. Homes in Plaistow South sold for a median of £410,000, 9% above Custom House. Custom House has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Newham with Custom House highlighted
Custom House
245 postcodes
Map of Newham with Plaistow South highlighted
Plaistow South
143 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

Custom House has 17,666 residents in 6,193 households; Plaistow South has 13,502 in 4,313. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 8%). Custom House has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 4 percentage points more than Plaistow South (Newham: 23%).

17,666Residents (2021)
13,502Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
6,193Households
4,313Households
115,511Households
23.2%Aged 15–29
21.9%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
7.4%Aged 65 and over
7.5%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Living alone
21.5%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Custom House (44%) and terraced houses in Plaistow South (52%). Plaistow South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 13.4 percentage points more than Custom House (Newham: 31%). Plaistow South has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 7.1 percentage points more than Custom House (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £374,468 in Custom House and £410,000 in Plaistow South, against £447,500 across Newham.

£374,468Median sale price
£410,000Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
26.8%Owner-occupied
40.2%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
26.8%Private renting
33.9%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
42.9%Social renting
24.5%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
6.8%Detached houses
8.7%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
15.2%Semi-detached houses
14.5%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
29.3%Terraced houses
51.7%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
44.1%Flats
16.9%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

Custom House has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 3.1 percentage points more than Plaistow South (Newham: 20%). A typical postcode has 268 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Custom House, and 350 in Plaistow South. The typical postcode is 237 m from the nearest school in Custom House and 274 m in Plaistow South. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Custom House and 1,071 m in Plaistow South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Custom House and 89% in Plaistow South.

16.5%Green space within 500 m
13.4%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
268Services within 15 min (median)
350Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
237 mNearest school (median)
274 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
502 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
229Postcodes in flood risk areas
75Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
91.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 125 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Custom House and 156 in Plaistow South, 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.

125Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
156Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
145Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Custom House

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.

Plaistow South

Plaistow South is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 13,502 people in 4,313 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £410,000 over the past two years, 8% below the Newham median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the Newham average.

More comparisons.

Custom House and Plaistow South next to other wards of Newham.

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