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Custom House

Middle area

South Newham. 10,272 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Custom House’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£362,000
2,460th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,552
1,562nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Custom House compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price40 middle areas, Newham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Newham40 areas from £315,000 to £642,000. The middle area is £448,750. Custom House is £362,000.
£362,0002nd lowest
Population40 middle areas, Newham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 6,275 to 13,097. The middle area is 8,604. Custom House is 9,552.
9,55212th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, Newham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 77.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 92.2%. Custom House is 83.8%.
83.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate40 middle areas, Newham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Newham40 areas from 2.5% to 10.3%. The middle area is 8.0%. Custom House is 9.5%.
9.5%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Newham

These figures are published for the whole of Newham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newham and not Custom House alone. See Newham

Average house price
£390,349
Down 5.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,595
92nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.6
29th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Custom House in brief

The median price paid for a home in Custom House was £362,000 in 2025.

Custom House had 9,552 usual residents at the census.

In Custom House, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Custom House, 9.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.