Mudchute
Tower Hamlets 030 · 4 sub-areas · 8,074 residents
Mudchute 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 rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Mudchute?
The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks and 6 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 16 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Mudchute in Tower Hamlets
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Mudchute?
- The median monthly rent across Mudchute is £2,396.
- How safe is Mudchute?
- Mudchute 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 Mudchute?
- 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 16 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Mudchute?
- There are 24 schools within 2 km of Mudchute, of which 42% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2010 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Mudchute?
- The most common council tax band in Mudchute is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,896. Council tax is set by Tower Hamlets council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Mudchute to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Mudchute to central London is approximately 16 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 Mudchute?
- 100% of premises in Mudchute are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Mudchute?
- Mudchute 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 Mudchute?
- 29% of households in Mudchute 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 Mudchute?
- The average property price across Tower Hamlets (the local authority covering Mudchute) 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 Mudchute 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 Mudchute?
- Mudchute contains 4 local areas: Tower Hamlets 030D, Tower Hamlets 030C, Tower Hamlets 030B, Tower Hamlets 030A.
Frequently asked about Mudchute
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Mudchute?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Mudchute 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 Mudchute a safe place to live?
- Mudchute has a safety score of 33/100. 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 Mudchute?
- 42% of schools within 2 km of Mudchute are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Mudchute?
- Public-transport commute time from Mudchute to central London is approximately 16 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Mudchute different from the rest of Tower Hamlets?
- Mudchute contains 4 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 Mudchute rank in Tower Hamlets?
- Mudchute scores 17/100 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.