Millwall North
Tower Hamlets 032 · 6 sub-areas · 11,416 residents
Millwall North is a workplace corner of Tower Hamlets — daytime population swells with commuters, the streetscape leans busy and built-up rather than residential, and most residents who do live here rent rather than own. The population skews young, with a high concentration of 18- to 34-year-olds; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Millwall North?
The area is unusually green for its density — 12 parks and 11 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 66 restaurants and 32 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,396 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Millwall North in Tower Hamlets
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Millwall North?
- The median monthly rent across Millwall North is £2,396.
- How safe is Millwall North?
- Millwall North has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Millwall North?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Millwall North?
- There are 31 schools within 2 km of Millwall North, of which 48% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1180 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Millwall North?
- The most common council tax band in Millwall North is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,112. Council tax is set by Tower Hamlets council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Millwall North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Millwall North to central London is approximately 12 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Millwall North?
- 100% of premises in Millwall North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Millwall North?
- Millwall North sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Millwall North?
- 19% of households in Millwall North are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Millwall North?
- The average property price across Tower Hamlets (the local authority covering Millwall North) is approximately £455,307, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Millwall North a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Mixed — jobs and residents are roughly balanced. (1.11 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £45,183.)
- Which local areas are part of Millwall North?
- Millwall North contains 6 local areas: Tower Hamlets 032C, Tower Hamlets 032G, Tower Hamlets 032E, Tower Hamlets 032B, Tower Hamlets 032A…
Frequently asked about Millwall North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Millwall North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Millwall North is £2,396. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Millwall North a safe place to live?
- Millwall North has a safety score of 34/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Millwall North?
- 48% of schools within 2 km of Millwall North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Millwall North?
- Public-transport commute time from Millwall North to central London is approximately 12 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Millwall North different from the rest of Tower Hamlets?
- Millwall North contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Millwall North rank in Tower Hamlets?
- Millwall North scores 29/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Tower Hamlets, see the Cities table on the Tower Hamlets page.