City Profile • Local Authority

City of London

City of London is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £998k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (617 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

10,847
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

13 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the City of London authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English42.5%
White: Other White24.1%
Chinese6.3%
Any other ethnic group4.3%
Indian3.8%
Bangladeshi3.3%

Age Profile

25-29 years14.1%
30-34 years11.7%
20-24 years11.2%
35-39 years8.5%
50-54 years7.4%
40-44 years6.4%

Top Occupations

Professional43.8%
Managers and directors20.7%
Associate professional19.2%
Administrative and secretarial5.0%
Elementary occupations3.3%
Caring and leisure2.9%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord42.0%
Owned: Outright22.6%
Owned: Mortgage13.8%
Social rented: Council9.1%
Private rented: Other6.4%
Social rented: Other5.8%

Area DNA

family1/10
health10/10
safety1/10
homeown1/10
transit4/10
affluence10/10
diversity10/10
employment10/10
investment4/10