City of London

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:28

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bloomsbury, United Kingdom

• 11.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 8.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

2598 reported · August 2026▼ 6% YoY

• Other theft509
• Theft from the person482
• Shoplifting386
• Violence & sexual offences354

149 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bank · City Of London

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

214 reported road collisions (2025)

66 killed or seriously injured · 222 casualties · 249.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 450 rated 4–5 ★ (411 top)
• 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: St. Paul's (0.3 km)
• 126 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£726,633 average▼ 14.6% YoY

Across City of London · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

11.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (11.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

121 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.7 km)

37 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Bow Bells House (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres24
• Gyms60
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches72
• Playgrounds43

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,585 residents in City of London · 2,975/km²

• Under 16: 7%
• 16–64: 79%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK1,622
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK1,805
• Net moves−183

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 267 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£1,330 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band E (36% of 8,060)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

8 schools · 2,891 pupils

1 primary · 7 other

Ofsted: 1 of 1 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

1 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · City of London

111 CQC-registered services

• GP practices46
• Dentists36
• Homecare agencies16
• Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · City of London

• Not in the Green Belt
• 1,592 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

135 applications decided

100% granted · 135 granted, 0 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)

Cities of London and Westminster

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Lab 7
• Oth 118

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools34
• GPs & clinics94
• Pharmacies17
• Supermarkets17
• Parks & greens287
• Restaurants & cafés1671

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

27,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,125 jobs advertised · £70,142 avg

e.g. Facilities Technician, Shift Leader, Site Manager

Source: Adzuna

1.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£109,153 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

65% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 9,408 certificates

4.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

58% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 13% · Biomass 8%

169 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: -1 yrs women · -1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: -1 women · -1 men

51% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in EC2V

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cities of London and Westminster:

• Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities201 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence153 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks146 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU101 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements100 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Honey Lane Market · 0.0 km

  Honey Lane Market was a historic market near Cheapside in the City of London.

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  All Hallows Honey Lane · 0.0 km

  All Hallows, Honey Lane was a parish church in the City of London, England. Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt; the site became part of Honey Lane Market, which wa…

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  Cheapside · 0.0 km

  Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London, England, which forms part of the A40 London to Fishguard road. It links St Martin's Le Grand with Poultry. Near its east…

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  Russia Row · 0.0 km

  Russia Row is a street in the City of London that runs between Milk Street and Trump Street on the northern side of the former Honey Lane Market. Russia Court, formerly Robin Hood Court, the home of the Russia Company…

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  St Mary-le-Bow · 0.1 km

  The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside, one of the city's oldest thoroughfares, the church was founded in 1080, by Lanfranc, Archbishop o…

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  Cheap (ward) · 0.1 km

  Cheap is a small ward in the City of London, England. It stretches west to east from King Edward Street, the border with Farringdon Within ward, to Old Jewry, which adjoins Walbrook; and north to south from Gresham St…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)