London
City of London: house prices, jobs and local statistics
City of London is a local authority in London, home to 8,583 people at the 2021 census. The average house price was £710,652 in July 2026, down 17.4% on a year earlier and down 19.0% on five years before. On the ONS figure for July 2026 it had the 7th highest average price of 360 council areas. 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming unemployment-related benefits in August 2026, against 3.9% across the UK. The biggest employing sector is finance & insurance, with 33.9% of the 657,135 employee jobs counted in 2024.
City of London house prices
Average price, July 2026
£710,652
London: £550,037
Change over 1 year
−17.4%
London: −3.3%
Change over 5 years
−19.0%
Since July 2021
- Flat or maisonette
- £709,939
- First-time buyers
- £702,242
UK House Price Index, July 2026: HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land and Property Services NI and the ONS. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. About the index.
Ten years of prices and sales in the house price explorerJobs, pay and unemployment in City of London
Claimant rate, August 2026
1.1%
135 people aged 16 to 64. UK: 3.9%
The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.
Claimant count, Annual Population Survey and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (resident analysis), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two years of claimant counts and ten of pay in the jobs explorerWhat City of London does for a living
Employee jobs, 2024
657,135
524,945 in 2019
Businesses, 2026
24,420
| Sector | Share of jobs | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & insurance | 33.9% | 3.4% |
| Professional & scientific | 25.7% | 9.2% |
| Information & communication | 14.9% | 4.5% |
| Admin & support services | 9.7% | 8.5% |
| Hotels, pubs & restaurants | 3.0% | 7.8% |
| Retail, wholesale & motor trade | 2.3% | 13.6% |
Business Register and Employment Survey 2024 (Great Britain only). UK Business Counts 2026. Both via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Every sector and business size in the industries explorerHow City of London has changed
Residents
5,361 in 1991 → 15,111 in 2024 (+181.9%)
England over the same years: +22.4%
Average house price
£335,535 in 2005 → £710,652 in 2026 (+111.8%)
England over the same years: +85.9%
Employment rate
89.4% in 2004 → 87.2% in 2019 (−2.5%)
England over the same years: +4.4%
Claimant count
1.4% in 2001 → 1.2% in 2025 (−14.3%)
England over the same years: +60.0%
Disposable income per head
£88,229 in 1997 → £109,153 in 2024 (+23.7%)
England over the same years: +143.8%
Greenhouse gas emissions
250.1 t in 2005 → 36.0 t in 2024 (−85.6%)
England over the same years: −53.7%
ONS Explore local statistics, each series from its official producer; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Money figures are in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation.
Every series, charted, in the trends explorerWho lives in City of London
Residents, 2021
8,583
People per km², 2021
2,975
England and Wales: 395
Aged 65 and over
14.0%
England and Wales: 18.4%
Aged under 15
6.4%
England and Wales: 17.3%
Homes owned
36.5%
England and Wales: 61.5%
Homes rented privately
48.3%
England and Wales: 20.3%
Homes socially rented
14.9%
England and Wales: 17.1%
Degree or higher (16+)
74.2%
England and Wales: 33.8%
No qualifications (16+)
6.6%
England and Wales: 18.2%
Good or very good health
89.3%
England and Wales: 82.0%
Born in the UK
50.4%
England and Wales: 83.2%
Census 2021 topic summaries (TS001, TS006, TS007A, TS054, TS067, TS037, TS004), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Any neighbourhood's census profile in the census explorerHow City of London ranks among UK councils
27 official indicators are published for City of London; 20 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).
Where it ranks best
- Claimant count · Economy & work1.2% (2025) · 2nd lowest of 361
- Job density · Economy & work56.92 jobs per resident (2024) · 1st highest of 350
- Disposable income per head · Economy & work£109,153 (2024) · 2nd highest of 361
- Productivity · Economy & work£79.0 per hour (2023) · 2nd highest of 361
Where it ranks worst
- New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 295th highest of 296
- Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment36.0 t per person (2024) · 361st lowest of 361
- Business births · Economy & work7.9% (2024) · 346th highest of 361
- Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access82.6% (January 2026) · 263rd highest of 361
ONS Explore local statistics, latest figure for each indicator, ranked among council areas with a published figure; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, each indicator’s producer named on its linked ONS page.
All 27 indicators in the area scorecardHealth in City of London
- Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)51.1% · England 64.6 · 6th lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-02. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
The full health profile in the health explorerSchools and children in City of London
- School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)78.8% · England 68.3 · 2nd highest of 153
- GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)63.7 score · England 46.0 · 1st highest of 153
- Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)6.9% · England 19.8 · 3rd lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, carrying DfE / ONS education measures. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-04. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
Nearby schools and more in the education explorerNearby council areas
Other council areas in London
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Kingston upon Thames
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Richmond upon Thames
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Westminster
About these figures
City of London (E09000001) is a local authority in London, one of 361 council areas this site covers. Every figure on this page is read from the official source named beneath it and carries its own date; the page is rebuilt at most once a day. Survey figures carry sampling error, so small differences between neighbouring councils are often noise. For a single street or neighbourhood rather than the whole council area, search a postcode on the dashboard.
Sources
- HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (landregistry.data.gov.uk). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, OGL v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics via Nomis (nomisweb.co.uk): claimant count, Annual Population Survey, ASHE, BRES, UK Business Counts and Census 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3.0.
- ONS Explore local statistics (ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics), OGL v3.0.
- OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
- Council area names and codes: mySociety, UK local authority names and codes (CC BY 4.0), from the ONS Register of Geographic Codes.