Mile End
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Mile End at a glance
- House prices
- £335,000
- Middle61st percentile
- Schools
- 32nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 120.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak16th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land14th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Mile End a good place to live?
Mile End may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Colchester below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Mile End
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 120.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 16th 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 Mile End
House prices
- Median sale price
- £335,000
- Percentile
- 61st percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 171 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 Mile End
Schools
32nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Mile End
Flood risk
0.1% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 14th 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 Mile End
Transport
75th 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 Mile End a good place to live?
Mile End may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Mile End safe?
Mile End ranks in the 16th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Mile End?
The median sale price was £335,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 61st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Mile End?
Schools rank in the 32nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Mile End?
Nearby public profiles include Wivenhoe in Colchester and St. Anne's & St. John's in Colchester.
