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City of London

The City of London is a city in the City and County of the City of London, England. It features around 1,048 restaurants and cafés, 12 supermarkets, 84 GP surgeries, 8 pharmacies, 1 school, and 1 park or green, alongside 126 bus stops and the nearest railway station at St. Paul's, 0.3 km away. There were around 2,441 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly theft from the person. Covers 5 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, City of London is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 8,585 residents at roughly 2,975 people per km².

54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 119th of 294 English council areas — better than 60% of them.

Home affordability17
Life expectancy0
Low deprivation90
Employment100
Low council tax99

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 57% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:26

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Bloomsbury, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

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

Local policing priorities

  • Retail crime and shoplifting
  • Anti-social cycling

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

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

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from London Cannon Street (0.5 km):

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Live buses at Poultry / Bank Station:

  • 25 → Holborn Viaduct, City Thameslink Stn · 3 min
  • 8 → Tottenham Court Road · 9 min
  • 25 → Holborn Viaduct, City Thameslink Stn · 10 min
  • N551 → Trafalgar Square · 11 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£726,633 average▼ 14.6% YoY

Across City of London · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Affordability

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • 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

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£1,330 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £886
B £1,034
C £1,182
D £1,330
E £1,625
F £1,920
G £2,216
H £2,659

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

Schools

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

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

135 applications decided

100% granted · 135 granted, 0 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)

Cities of London and Westminster

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Lab 7
  • Oth 118

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

27,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

3,125 jobs advertised · £70,142 avg

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

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

63% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Gas 35% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 10%

148 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for London · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Health services

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in EC2V

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Honey Lane Market · 0.0 km

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)