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.
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
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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