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Custom House

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
17,973
Households
6,305
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 12.0 per 1k
6,305
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£363,420
Median property price
248
Postcodes
6,305
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£363,420
Median property price
248
Postcodes

Sold prices in Custom House

England & Wales
Property sales · Custom House
HM Land Registry · Custom House
Average price
£358,702
YoY: -0.5%
Median price: £363,420
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £320,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£445k£358k£270k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Custom House

England & Wales
Crime trends · Custom House

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
65
YoY +14%
735638
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
31
YoY -34%
564024
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY +12%
332313
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
35
YoY stable
56291
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

216
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Custom House

High flood risk in part of this area

3 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models · Fluvial Events · Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Newham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Newham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Custom House

GPs make up most of the mapped places

71 GPs · 12 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 96 in all

  • GPs71
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities5
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Custom House

Coordinates51.5138, 0.0301
Postcodes
248
Population (Census)
17,973
Households (Census)
6,305
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 12.0 per 1k

Demographics in Custom House

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,956
White Brit.22.3%
African20.8%
Other White18.3%
Bangladeshi8.4%
Caribbean4.1%
+ 10 other groups · 26.0%

Religion

Total residents: 17,967
Christian53.3%
Muslim18.5%
No religion18.3%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,973
35–4923.1%
25–3418.8%
50–6416.5%
10–158.4%
20–247.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.6%

Households

Total households: 6,305
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.8%
With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 37.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Custom House

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.46 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.46 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Custom House