City and County of the City of London

10°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:26

9h 26m 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

2678 reported · August 2026▼ 6% YoY

• Other theft519
• Theft from the person504
• Shoplifting389
• Violence & sexual offences370

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

• 448 rated 4–5 ★ (410 top)
• 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bank (0.3 km)
• 125 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 (3.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (3.8 km)

37 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Bow Bells House (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres24
• Gyms64
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches74
• Playgrounds39

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

• In a conservation area (Guildhall)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 1,580 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)

• Schools32
• GPs & clinics93
• Pharmacies18
• Supermarkets17
• Parks & greens300
• Restaurants & cafés1750

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

27,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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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  Lawrence Lane, London · 0.0 km

  Lawrence Lane is a street in the City of London that runs from Trump Street in the south to Gresham Street in the north. Its final section in the north is pedestrianised. An alley also joins it to King Street in the n…

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  Ironmonger Lane · 0.0 km

  Ironmonger Lane is a narrow one-way street in the City of London running southbound between Gresham Street and Cheapside.

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  Trump Street · 0.0 km

  Trump Street is a street in the City of London that was originally known as Trumpadere Street, probably after the trumpet or horn makers who once worked there or in the adjacent Trump Alley. It was built after the Gre…

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  Blossom's Inn · 0.1 km

  Blossom's Inn was a tavern which stood in Lawrence Lane in the City of London from the 14th century until 1855. It became a substantial coaching inn and was used as a staging post by carriers of goods. In the 19th cen…

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  St Lawrence Jewry · 0.1 km

  St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall is a Church of England guild church in the City of London on Gresham Street, next to the Guildhall. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and rebuilt to the designs of…

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  St Olave's Church, Old Jewry · 0.1 km

  St Olave's Church, Old Jewry, sometimes known as Upwell Old Jewry, was a church in the City of London located between the street called Old Jewry and Ironmonger Lane. Destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)