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E16 Custom House — Family Area Report

Custom House · Newham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Newham£1,938/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%31.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

E16 is the London postcode area covering Custom House in the London Borough of Newham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 22 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Canary Wharf in 25 min on the morning rush. 31.9% of households here have dependent children — high.

What borough is E16 in?

E16 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode sits in the Custom House ward. On our family-life index, E16 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density53
Commute70

Schools

22 within 1 mile

There are 22 schools within a mile of E16 — 15 primary and 5 secondary among the top matches. Scott Wilkie Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 477m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • St Joachim's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 345 pupils

    Expected standard
    107m

  • Royal Docks Academy

    Secondary · 849 pupils

    Expected standard
    285m

  • Scott Wilkie Primary School

    Primary · 399 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    477m

  • Edith Kerrison Nursery School

    Nursery · 127 pupils

    573m

  • Rosetta Primary School

    Primary · 548 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    573m

  • Britannia Village Primary School

    Primary · 419 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    879m

  • Keir Hardie Primary School

    Primary · 437 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    951m

  • Oasis Academy Silvertown

    Secondary · 512 pupils

    975m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

E16 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    1

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    38 min
    via DLR & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    40 min
    via Elizabeth line & Metropolitan
    Liverpool Street
    30 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Canary WharfFastest
    25 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    46 min
    via Elizabeth line
    Victoria
    48 min
    via DLR & Jubilee & Circle

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 25 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode E16. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    E16 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Custom House, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is E16 in?
    E16 is in the London Borough of Newham. Its representative postcode falls in the Custom House ward. E16 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is E16 a good area for families?
    E16 (Custom House, Newham) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in E16?
    There are 22 schools within a mile of E16, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. E16 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is E16?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in E16 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, E16 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from E16 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from E16 is Canary Wharf in about 25 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in E16?
    31.9% of households in E16's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near E16

    The closest postcodes to E16 we cover are E13 (Plaistow West & Canning Town East, ~1.9km), E6 (East Ham South, ~2.4km), SE7 (Charlton Village & Riverside, ~3.0km) and E14 (Canary Wharf, ~3.4km). Families weighing E16 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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