Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Mile End at a glance
- House prices
- £420,000
- Higher prices78th percentile
- Schools
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 93rd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 118.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak17th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle58th 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. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets 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
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Mile End
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 118.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 17th 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
- £420,000
- Percentile
- 78th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 91 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
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Mile End
Flood risk
6.8% 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 3.6% of the area. That is the 58th 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
93rd 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. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Mile End safe?
Mile End ranks in the 17th 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 £420,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 78th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Mile End?
Schools rank in the 70th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Mile End?
Nearby public profiles include Island Gardens in Tower Hamlets and Blackwall & Cubitt Town in Tower Hamlets.
