City of London
London borough · 6 neighbourhoods
Close to stations and well-rated food places; more crime than most boroughs and little green space.
Areas
1 areaAgainst London: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is London's middle.
- City of London · EC4Y6 neighbourhoods£11,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £11,100 per m² · typical London neighbourhood £6,400
- By type
- Flat £754k
- 1-year change
- −10.1%
- Neighbourhoods
- 6
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the borough's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of London's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 626 per 1,000 a year · London 98.1
- Among boroughs
- More crime than 98%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the borough's own figure; London pools every borough's crimes and residents.
Schools
1 state schools- Primary
- 1
- Secondary
- 0
- Outstanding
- 1
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 88% of boroughs
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among London's primaries.
- Station walk
- 4 min median · typical walk
- Cycle lanes
- 9 km lanes · in the borough
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the borough (TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database). Powered by TfL Open Data.
- Green space
- 14% green · typical neighbourhood
- Noise
- 69% over 55 dB
- Air
- NO₂ 29 µg/m³
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £91,500 a year · typical London neighbourhood £73,500
- Social renting
- 4% of homes · typical London neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 0% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 17% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of London's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the borough's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is City of London safe?
Police recorded about 626 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than London as a whole (98.1). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in City of London?
Homes sold for a typical £11,090 per m² in the year to August 2026, higher than London as a whole (£6,380 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £775,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in City of London?
There are 1 state primary and 0 state secondary schools inside City of London's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is City of London a deprived area?
0% of City of London's 6 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 17% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.