what's wrong with mudchute? not that i've lived there, but i have lived on the isle of dogs and really liked it - it's nice and quiet, there's some good riverside walks, the gun is a great pub to spend an afternoon, and it's within easy reach of greenwich, as well as the city, canary wharf, and the A12/A13.
i now live in stratford, which is not nearly as nice (or quiet) but i've grown accustomed to stratford and it's not without it's charms. again, it's got good transport links, the shopping centre actually has useful stores like a woolies, (and unlike when canary wharf, which was out nearest place at isle of dogs,) the picture house shows good films at good value, and the king eddy is a fantastic, grade II listed pub. aside from the thugs it's not so bad.