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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,552 residentsin the Custom House census areaMedian age 33.43,330 households23% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright49% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,334 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 22% go by car, 46% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C591 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October22 days of air frost, 27 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSovereign Towerhistoric site · under a mileEastern Quayhistoric site · under a mileVanbrugh Castlecastle · 2.4 miNorth Greenwich Greenwaywalk or trail · under a mileRoyal Victoria Dock Footbridgebridge · under a mileConnaught Footbridgebridge · 1.0 miBugsby's Reachtidal water · under a mileBow Creektidal water · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeckton District Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 34 haFisher Street Open Spacepark · under a mileStar Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCanning Town Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haMemorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 13 haBalaam Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202326 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 22 · PM2.5 9.9 · PM10 17 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewham General Hospital Bhoc Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryCommunity Dermatology Clinic62 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy54 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAppleby Centreright herePolice stationPlaistow Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machinePayzone3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi113 schools64 primary, 16 secondary, 2 all-through, 2 independent, 5 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 17 otherPrimaryHallsville Primary Schoolages 3-11, 460 pupilsright herePrimaryKeir Hardie Primary Schoolages 3-11, 437 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRokeby Schoolages 11-16, 473 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City College1.6 miUniversityRavensbourne1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY1.7 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR21 miRailway stationCustom Houseunder a mileDLRRoyal Victoria DLR Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale6.3 miFerryNorth Greenwich Pierunder a mileBus stops143 within a mileCar parkHoliday Inn Express London-Royal Docks Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingAllego Charging StationLondon10 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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