Custom House
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Custom House at a glance
- House prices
- £385,000
- Middle72nd percentile
- Schools
- 88th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 86th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 129 per 1,000 residents
- Weak13th percentile
- Flood risk
- 94.1% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land98th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Custom House a good place to live?
Custom House may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Newham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Custom House
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 129 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Custom House
House prices
- Median sale price
- £385,000
- Percentile
- 72nd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 37 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Custom House
Schools
88th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Custom House
Flood risk
94.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 58.3% of the area. That is the 98th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Custom House
Transport
86th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Custom House a good place to live?
Custom House may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and more of the area is in a flood zone than most neighbourhoods in England, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Custom House safe?
Custom House ranks in the 13th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Custom House?
The median sale price was £385,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 72nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Custom House?
Schools rank in the 88th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Custom House?
Nearby public profiles include Plaistow West & Canning Town East in Newham and Maryland in Newham.
