City of London

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 12° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:28

13h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Bloomsbury, United Kingdom

2662 reported · July 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Other theft472
• Theft from the person464
• Violence & sexual offences412
• Shoplifting389

273 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bank · City Of London

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

166 reported road collisions (2024)

54 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 193.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 450 rated 4–5 ★ (414 top)
• 18 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

£712,958 average▼ 20.4% YoY

Across City of London · to 2026-06

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

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

77 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)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 208 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

1inspected 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 practices45
• Dentists36
• Homecare agencies16
• Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 94% 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)

133 applications decided

96.2% granted · 128 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

27,050 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3,448 jobs advertised · £67,746 avg

e.g. Positive Behaviour Support Lead, Head Chef - High Quality fresh food - people focus, Chef de Partie - Events Great Salary

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

72% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 12% · Biomass 10%

117 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:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership2,026 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s694 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Sever UK-Iran ties, withdraw recognition of Iran’s regime & expel all diplomats473 local signatures · 26,542 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office218 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership209 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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)