Cyprus
Neighbourhood · 2,241 residents
62Good
Good · better than 6 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Property market scores 75, well above the typical 60
- Schools scores 71, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 81% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Aircraft noise reaches 23% of the area
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 35, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Cyprus
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Cyprus a good place to live?
Cyprus scores 62/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for property market (75) and schools (71).
It scores lowest on affordability (35).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Cyprus in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Cyprus
Cyprus is low-rise flats and converted terraces around the DLR tracks, the kind of place where the street scene is dominated by people heading to or from a station rather than lingering in it. It sits in Newham, and the housing stock gives that away immediately — leasehold flats dominate the sales data, and a For Sale board here is more likely to be advertising a two-bed conversion than a family house with a drive.
The DLR is the whole story on transport: Cyprus DLR Station and Gallions Reach DLR Station both sit within the area, with London City Airport and King George V stations also on the line, so you're well served for a quick hop into Canary Wharf or the City without needing a car. That matters because the population here skews young — median age in the early thirties, well below the national figure — and this reads as a commuter base rather than a settled, school-run crowd. Schools are, on paper, a strong point: Gallions Primary School holds an Outstanding rating, and the area's overall schools grade is the best of any category here. But look closer and the secondary picture is more mixed — the London Design and Engineering UTC carries a negative progress 8 score, which tempers the headline grade and is worth knowing if you're planning past primary age.
Green space is thin on the ground — a handful of small plots rather than one big park to anchor a weekend — which fits a place built more around transit links than leisure. The flavour of daily life here is practical rather than leisurely: you're close to City Airport and the river, and the overall grade pattern — solid on connectivity, transport and housing, average on environment and health — suggests a place optimised for getting in and out efficiently rather than for lingering. House prices, at a median around £366,500, sit slightly above the national average but comfortably below the London regional figure, and nearly 8% cheaper than the Newham borough median — one of the more affordable corners of this part of east London, though the five-year price trend has been flat to slightly down rather than rising.