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About

The City of London, known as the Square Mile, is the historic and financial centre of Greater London. Covering roughly one square mile, it contains the Bank of England on Threadneedle Street, the London Stock Exchange at Paternoster Square and St Paul’s Cathedral on Ludgate Hill. Fragments of the Roman wall survive in places along the road called London Wall, and streets such as Cheapside and Cornhill follow medieval routes. Small shops, livery company halls and trading floors sit side by side, and the Guildhall complex houses civic offices and the City archives.

The City’s governance is distinct: the City of London Corporation, its own police force and an annually elected Lord Mayor maintain civic and ceremonial life, marked each November by the Lord Mayor’s Show. More than a hundred livery companies continue to meet in historic halls. Modern towers such as 30 St Mary Axe and 20 Fenchurch Street rise above narrow alleys and covered courtyards. Bank junction, where Threadneedle Street, Cornhill and Lombard Street converge, functions as a centre for finance and transport, and the London Stone remains embedded on Cannon Street as a local reference point.

Area overview

On average City of London has moderate deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 969 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 5.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in City of London is £91,506 per year. There are 7 schools in City of London: 1 primary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has excellent public transport connectivity. City of London is home to around 8,583 people, with a population density of about 2,975.0 per km2.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
969
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
5.8%
Connectivity
10/10

Area Profile

City of London Population
8,583
Population density
2,975 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Other theft
273.33(+2291%)
Shoplifting
200.86(+1911%)
Violence and sexual offences
189.21(+509%)
Theft from the person
171.73(+1731%)
Public order
74.68(+1005%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,649
42.51%
Other White
2,062
24.02%
Chinese
545
6.35%
Other
368
4.29%
Indian
321
3.74%
Total population: 8,584

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
5,939
74.18%
Level 3 (A level)
708
8.84%
No qualifications
529
6.61%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
392
4.9%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
223
2.79%
Total 16+ residents: 8,006

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
2,064
42%
Owns outright
1,114
22.67%
Owns with a mortgage
680
13.84%
Social rents from council
449
9.14%
Other forms of private rent
309
6.29%
Total households: 4,914

Property prices in City of London

Based on 113 recent sales, the median property price is £770,000 in City of London area, with individual transactions ranging from £357,400 up to £3,200,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for City of London in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in City of London over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats112£757,500£11,393
Terraced1£980,000£8,596

10 years median price trend in City of London

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in City of London.

All postcodes in City of London

EC2V7DE

Oat Lane

EC4Y8JD

Dorset Rise

EC4V6AW

Bridewell Place

EC1A7JQ

Cloth Fair

EC4A1AB

Furnival Street

EC3M4AJ

Cooper's Row

EC2M5UL

Coleman Street

EC4Y7DL

Kings Bench Walk

EC2R8DU

Old Jewry

EC4M7LS

Newgate Street

EC2M1RX

Old Broad Street

EC4A1DZ

Bream's Buildings

EC2V6AG

Upper Cheapside Passage

EC4M7RE

Ludgate Hill

EC2N1FP

Old Broad Street

WC2A1LB

Farringdon Without

EC4N1SW

Queen Street

EC2Y5ET

London Wall

EC2Y8BP

Barbican

EC3A5DQ

Heneage Place

EC4N6AS

Cannon Street

EC4Y7DN

Kings Bench Walk

EC2V6BR

Gutter Lane

EC1A2DJ

Snow Hill

EC4R3AD

Dowgate

EC1Y0RH

Golden Lane Estate

EC2M5QD

London Wall

EC3M1AA

Eastcheap

EC3A7BB

St Botolph Street

EC2M5QA

Coleman Street

EC2R7AP

Lothbury

E17EG

Portsoken

EC3A7DH

Catherine Wheel Alley

EC4V4BQ

Great Trinity Lane

EC2V6JP

Cheapside

EC2R8AQ

Princes Street

EC2M2AU

Octagon Mall

EC4Y0DR

Carmelite Street

EC4N5AG

Cannon Street

EC2R8AE

Frederick's Place

EC3N1DT

Minories

WC1V7QJ

Farringdon Without

EC4Y0JP

John Carpenter Street

EC2M4TR

New Street

EC4V5AF

Addle Hill

EC3N1BT

Tower

EC2V8BB

King Street

EC4M8AQ

Distaff Lane

EC2Y9AW

Finsbury Street

EC2Y8DD

Barbican

EC4A3LX

New Street Square

EC4Y9BE

Farringdon Without

EC4A3BL

Plumtree Court

EC4M7LW

Farringdon Street

EC2N1HZ

Old Broad Street

EC2Y5AP

Bassishaw

EC4V6BJ

New Bridge Street

EC4A4AD

Farringdon Street

EC2V6AF

Cheapside Passage

EC4V3PS

High Timber Street

EC2M6UR

Moorgate

EC2M7LD

Eldon Street

EC2M1NH

New Broad Street

EC3A7AR

Aldgate

EC1A9HB

Hosier Lane

EC4A2EJ

Crane Court

EC3N2AD

Crosswall

WC2A1HL

Southampton Buildings

EC1A9ET

Long Lane

EC3V9DU

Birchin Lane

EC3A8AL

Aldgate

EC3A7BU

Aldgate

EC4A2HG

Fleet Street

EC3M1DE

Bridge

EC4Y8DP

Bouverie Street

EC1A9HX

West Smithfield

WC1V7PE

High Holborn

EC3R8AF

Monument Street

EC1Y0RB

Golden Lane Estate

EC3N1BJ

Minories

EC4A3AE

St Andrew Street

EC2Y9BA

Moor Lane

EC3M7AW

Lime Street

EC2Y5BD

Aldersgate

EC2V8EY

Ironmonger Lane

EC3M6BN

Fenchurch Street

EC2V6AU

Cheapside

EC2M6AB

Finsbury Circus

EC1A9JQ

Smithfield Street

EC4R9AY

Arthur Street

EC4V6EP

Black Friars Lane

EC1A7JN

Bartholomew Close

EC4A1DE

Fetter Lane

EC4A1LT

Cursitor Street

EC4R0DA

Laurence Pountney Hill

EC2Y8DA

Fore Street

EC2N4JL

Bishopsgate

EC2M4NQ

Bishopsgate

WC1V7QT

Farringdon Without

EC3M3JY

Fenchurch Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.