The World's Tallest Modular Buildings are in Croydon

February 2026

At last and after much delay, the world’s tallest modular buildings (think big Prefab) has opened all its apartments for rent in Croydon. 

The two towers, known as the Ten Degrees development, consist of 44 and 38 storeys in George Street, opposite East Croydon Station. They house 546 apartments and make a truly outstanding visual feature on the skyline. 

The development was struck by huge delays over the last few years not just from covid, but from Croydon Council’s failure to sign off on the tower’s building regulations. Only in the last year have all the apartments received sign off and it had been reported that various issues remain with the difficulty being that tenants had paid advance deposits to move in. 

The then Labour led Croydon Council was declared bankrupt in 2019 after realising £1.5 billion of debt had accrued with the need for central government to appoint a rapid response panel to oversee “significant failings in leadership and management”. Spending was cut on all but essential services. 

The current conservative council is still managing the overspill of the financial crisis, though things do seem to have picked up. Croydon’s building control department seems to be functioning now. We spoke with them a couple of weeks ago and they assured us they were running to statutory schedules with residential certificates issued within eight weeks of submission. 

The flats in the £180 million development are on offer to the market with one-bedroom units from £1,450 per month and three beds for £2,195. Gym, roof terrace and mezzanine garden are all included.