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Custom House
vs Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Custom House has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Homes in Plaistow West & Canning Town East sold for a median of £382,500, in line with Custom House. Plaistow West & Canning Town East has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Newham with Custom House highlighted
Custom House
245 postcodes
Map of Newham with Plaistow West & Canning Town East highlighted
Plaistow West & Canning Town East
220 postcodes
Map of Newham
Newham
city average

People

Custom House has 17,666 residents in 6,193 households; Plaistow West & Canning Town East has 15,899 in 5,548. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (7% and 8%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).

17,666Residents (2021)
15,899Residents (2021)
351,036Residents (2021)
6,193Households
5,548Households
115,511Households
23.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
24.6%Aged 15–29
7.4%Aged 65 and over
7.9%Aged 65 and over
7.2%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Living alone
25.7%Living alone
23.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Custom House and 39% in Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Custom House has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 27%, 1.6 percentage points more than Plaistow West & Canning Town East (Newham: 31%). Plaistow West & Canning Town East has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 8.8 percentage points more than Custom House (Newham: 39%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £374,468 in Custom House and £382,500 in Plaistow West & Canning Town East, against £447,500 across Newham.

£374,468Median sale price
£382,500Median sale price
£447,500Median sale price
26.8%Owner-occupied
25.2%Owner-occupied
30.8%Owner-occupied
26.8%Private renting
35.6%Private renting
38.5%Private renting
42.9%Social renting
37.1%Social renting
28.0%Social renting
6.8%Detached houses
6.0%Detached houses
5.5%Detached houses
15.2%Semi-detached houses
10.7%Semi-detached houses
10.3%Semi-detached houses
29.3%Terraced houses
30.4%Terraced houses
31.3%Terraced houses
44.1%Flats
39.2%Flats
43.6%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 17%). A typical postcode has 268 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Custom House, and 388 in Plaistow West & Canning Town East. The typical postcode is 237 m from the nearest school in Custom House and 202 m in Plaistow West & Canning Town East. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Custom House and 803 m in Plaistow West & Canning Town East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Custom House and 90% in Plaistow West & Canning Town East.

16.5%Green space within 500 m
17.1%Green space within 500 m
20.0%Green space within 500 m
268Services within 15 min (median)
388Services within 15 min (median)
341Services within 15 min (median)
237 mNearest school (median)
202 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
502 mNearest tram or rail (median)
803 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
229Postcodes in flood risk areas
107Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,711Postcodes in flood risk areas
83.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.2%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 109 in Plaistow West & Canning Town East, 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
109Recorded 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 West & Canning Town East

Plaistow West & Canning Town East is one of 24 wards in Newham, home to 15,899 people in 5,548 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £382,500 over the past two years, 15% below the Newham median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Newham average.

More comparisons.

Custom House and Plaistow West & Canning Town East next to other wards of Newham.

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