Area guide · Greater-london

City of London, Greater-london

City of London has 2,787,667 homes. Homes here have an average EPC score of 71 (the most common rating band is C). Homes here sold for a median of £261,797 across 5,406,755 recent sales. Prices here are down 2.1% year-on-year.

2,787,667Homes

£261,797-2.1%Median price

71Avg EPC score

267Suburbs

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Last updated 8 October 2026

Demographics

Who lives here

Area classification: Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities

Population
5,095,506
Households
1,969,750
Median age
35

Age bands

65+ 10%0-15 18%16-24 13%25-44 37%45-64 22%

Ethnicity

Asian 19%Black 17%Mixed 6%Other 6%White 53%

Who lives in City Of London, Greater London?

Housing

Housing stock

Property type

Flat 64%Semi 8%Detached 2%Terraced 25%

Build age

Pre 1900 6%1900 1944 39%1945 1999 37%2000 Plus 18%

Energy efficiency · avg score 71

10%

54%

31%

Tenure

Owned 39%Social 30%Private Rent 31%

What are the homes like in City Of London, Greater London?

Market

Median price
£261,797▼
Avg price
£367,868
Sales
5,406,755
Rent YoY
6.9%▲

Price trend

What do homes sell for in City Of London, Greater London?

Deprivation

Deprivation & opportunity

Where it ranks nationally (IMD decile 4)

Most deprivedLeast deprived

Domains

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Is City Of London, Greater London a good place to live?

Safety

Crimes (12mo)
798,112▲

By crime type

Other Theft 14%Shoplifting 8%Vehicle Crime 9%Anti-Social Behaviour 28%Theft From The Person 9%Violence And Sexual Offences 33%

How safe is City Of London, Greater London?

Connectivity

Getting around

Gigabit broadband
89.1%
Ultrafast broadband
89.7%
Superfast broadband
97.8%
5G coverage
96.3%
Bus stops
9,669
Buses / day
11,519
EV chargers
14,589

Nearest rail station: Blackhorse Road Rail Station (0 km)

What's transport like in City Of London, Greater London?

Environment

Nearest greenspace
0 m
Air NO₂
19.28 µg/m³
Air PM
8.58 µg/m³
Road noise
>=75.0

Designations

Ancient Woodland
Aonb
Local Nature Reserve
Sssi
Green Belt
Aqma

Nearest bathing water: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) — rated Good (0.59 km)

What's the environment like in City Of London, Greater London?

Risk

Risk & hazard

Flood Defence Nearby
Conservation Area

Radon class 3 · Shrink-swell risk: Significant

Does City Of London, Greater London flood?

Heritage

Listed buildings
7,751

Designations

Scheduled Monument
Registered Park Garden
World Heritage Site
Archaeological Priority Area
Tree Preservation Zone
Asset Of Community Value
Heritage At Risk
Article 4

Listed buildings

Former Dock Manager'S Office And 1-14 Dock Offices · Grade II
London Hydraulic Power Company Former Pumping Station · Grade II
Angel Place · Grade II
10 And 12, Stroudley Walk · Grade II
1-25 Tomlin's Grove and area railings and gate piers · Grade II
163, Bow Road E3 · Grade II

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25, Campbell Road E3 · Grade II
27, Campbell Road E3 · Grade II
2 Bollards (Between Statue Of We Gladstone And St Mary'S Churchyard Entrance · Grade II
35 to 49 Arnold Road and area railings · Grade II
3, Wellington Way E3 · Grade II
5, Wellington Way E3 · Grade II
6-44, Campbell Road E3 · Grade II
9-20, Mornington Grove E3 · Grade II
Area Railings · Grade II
Area Railings · Grade II
Area Railings · Grade II
Area Railings · Grade II
Boundary Wall To Tower Hamlets Cemetery · Grade II
Bow Road London Transport Underground Station · Grade II
Bromley Public Hall · Grade II
Drapers Almshouses And Chapel · Grade II
Former Poplar Town Hall (Bow House) · Grade II
Garden Walls And Piers · Grade II
Gentlemen'S Public Convenience At Bromley-By-Bow Adjacent To Statue Of We Gladstone · Grade II

What's the heritage in City Of London, Greater London?

Services

Schools & services

Schools
3,046
Avg FSM %
34.5%
Childcare providers
2,814

Nearest hospital: The Royal London Hospital (0 km)

What schools are in City Of London, Greater London?

Suburbs

Suburbs in city-of-london

Suburb	Homes	Avg EPC	Median
Tower Hamlets	221,042	74.7	£304,942
Southwark	209,936	71.7	£293,213
Newham	196,185	69.9	£217,575
Hackney	185,152	72.6	£317,709
Lewisham	171,656	71.5	£237,239
Greenwich	169,293	71	£250,427
Islington	166,140	71	£395,390
Enfield	165,795	68.4	£226,794
Haringey	157,399	68.8	£284,213
Waltham Forest	145,185	69.6	£222,876
Havering	131,131	67.9	£224,625
Bexley	119,042	67.4	£202,680
Barking and Dagenham	107,134	69.7	£176,403
City and County of the City of London	22,046	70.4	£556,982
Whitechapel	14,404	76.2	£343,929
Shoreditch	11,921	73.3	£507,002
St Luke's	10,494	69.5	£492,808
Spitalfields	8,291	72.7	£292,094
Clerkenwell	7,335	71.7	£435,564
Hoxton	7,113	73.9	£385,709
North Southwark	6,992	72.7	£499,372
The Borough	6,979	74.4	£397,427
Finsbury Park	6,937	72.1	£349,234
Canning Town	6,553	72.9	£334,884
Limehouse	6,493	73.6	£278,555
Stratford Marsh	6,128	76.3	£264,477
Buckhurst Hill	6,092	64.4	£320,896
Dalston	6,090	72.6	£318,866
Shacklewell	6,008	72	£271,088
Bow Common	6,005	75.2	£275,101
Wapping	5,971	74.9	£338,260
Pentonville	5,774	70.5	£425,147
Finsbury	5,663	69.1	£416,952
Walworth	5,623	71.8	£325,989
Kingsland	5,528	72.5	£337,037
Bromley	5,509	75.3	£271,869
Brownswood Park	5,489	71	£352,332
Forest Gate	5,374	70.4	£172,798
Cubitt Town	5,347	75.4	£332,986
Holborn	5,346	70.3	£642,775
Old Ford	5,333	74.7	£273,088
Lower Clapton	5,329	69.3	£252,657
Lower Holloway	5,318	72.1	£310,618
De Beauvoir Town	5,243	70.5	£338,722
St George in the East	5,242	73	£333,758
Highbury	5,137	71.6	£378,061
Tottenham Hale	5,113	71.2	£212,601
Ratcliff	5,110	75.7	£343,838
Harringay	5,046	68.4	£259,036
King's Cross	4,973	70.6	£446,260
Upper Holloway	4,933	70	£306,514
Haggerston	4,921	73.3	£313,163
Royal Arsenal West	4,867	76.6	£244,506
Upper Clapton	4,831	70.5	£255,170
Barnsbury	4,736	68.8	£382,704
Globe Town	4,716	73.2	£251,715
Rotherhithe	4,669	74.4	£270,161
Peckham	4,638	70.5	£246,079
Homerton	4,604	71.3	£259,223
Hackney Wick	4,557	81.1	£265,916
Stamford Hill	4,553	70.7	£261,269
Upton Park	4,315	68	£169,873
Tufnell Park	4,293	67.6	£281,595
Manor Park	4,284	68.5	£169,475
South Hackney	4,242	70	£266,168
Canonbury	4,175	70.2	£376,829
Docklands	4,146	77.1	£304,629
Stratford New Town	4,093	72.9	£301,014
Bowes Park	4,037	66.9	£224,181
Upton	4,020	67.8	£166,726
St John's	3,908	70.5	£265,767
Plaistow	3,884	69.4	£173,399
Millwall	3,787	71.7	£332,986
South Tottenham	3,668	68.3	£224,149
Noel Park	3,654	67.9	£222,947
Mill Meads	3,630	71.7	£223,340
Upper Walthamstow	3,621	68.9	£235,892
Blackwall	3,581	78	£398,365
Stroud Green	3,518	68.2	£310,085
Higham Hill	3,505	70	£195,369
West Green	3,437	68.9	£201,145
Clapton Park	3,408	71.1	£251,331
Shadwell	3,373	73	£302,737
Mile End	3,299	72.9	£244,467
Plashet	3,267	66.7	£164,923
Little Ilford	3,263	68.6	£169,475
New Barnet	3,157	69.4	£251,219
South Woodford	3,053	72.6	£251,331
Plumstead	3,032	68.2	£179,711
Leytonstone	3,031	67.6	£229,455
Lower Edmonton	3,011	67.7	£161,683
Ponders End	2,950	67.2	£169,575
Hither Green	2,949	71.1	£216,910
Gants Hill	2,728	72.8	£217,820
New Cross	2,721	76.1	£198,873
Crouch End	2,651	68.2	£350,000
Highams Park	2,592	68.4	£238,000
Thamesmead	2,532	73.2	£139,995
Enfield Highway	2,521	71.1	£182,956
Muswell Hill	2,506	64.9	£286,907
Cranbrook	2,495	67.3	£186,404
Freezy Water	2,454	69.6	£165,000
Cranley Gardens	2,447	69.2	£390,000
Palmers Green	2,368	67.8	£243,965
New Southgate	2,320	69.2	£231,667
Blackheath Park	2,318	70.2	£292,588
Upper Edmonton	2,265	66.7	£167,553
Honor Oak Park	2,255	70	£239,397
Silvertown	2,226	79.4	£345,000
Brockley	2,189	68.1	£235,605
Winchmore Hill	2,180	66.6	£260,203
Plumstead Common	2,179	66.2	£167,068
Lea Bridge	2,101	73	£250,000
Goodmayes	2,077	68.8	£224,000
Bellingham	2,076	69.8	£179,995
Bounds Green	2,063	67	£247,369
Cyprus	2,033	69.4	£250,265
Welling	1,984	67.4	£210,966
Chingford Green	1,940	69.2	£239,079
Craven Walk	1,931	70	£239,349
Chadwell Heath	1,927	70.3	£206,613
Wallend	1,912	69.4	£170,000
Ladywell	1,910	68.1	£242,389
Harold Hill	1,906	74.1	£198,932
Upper Belvedere	1,886	67.1	£186,647
Lee	1,880	69.5	£234,608
Hainault	1,873	68.1	£209,908
Abbey Wood	1,851	68.8	£174,064
Hale End	1,843	65.7	£250,639
Lessness Heath	1,840	67.1	£156,122
Elm Park	1,834	67.4	£226,654
Snaresbrook	1,815	70.7	£252,945
Enfield Wash	1,806	66.9	£180,000
Seven Kings	1,785	67.2	£190,737
Newbury Park	1,763	68.4	£190,737
South Hornchurch	1,704	67.5	£220,116
Harold Wood	1,701	70.4	£228,000
Beckton	1,697	70.2	£152,718
Wanstead Flats	1,694	67.9	£190,000
Enfield Town	1,686	68.2	£232,080
Blackfen	1,680	66.1	£223,957
Friday Hill	1,660	71.6	£234,227
Charlton	1,653	66.5	£234,054
Grove Park	1,652	70	£192,127
Lower Belvedere	1,647	67.5	£154,198
Enfield Lock	1,646	70.6	£172,396
Alexandra Park	1,629	65	£277,378
North Greenwich	1,626	78.4	£429,995
Chislehurst West	1,625	65.1	£336,838
Woodford Green	1,596	68.3	£293,102
Enfield Island Village	1,588	70.9	£165,000
Loxford	1,583	71.2	£164,118
Downham	1,582	69.9	£205,019
Forty Hill	1,575	69.2	£211,462
Bush Hill Park	1,553	67.4	£249,950
Becontree Heath	1,548	67.4	£179,797
Nunhead	1,537	70.1	£270,916
Plaistow	1,531	66.6	£205,019
West Thamesmead	1,525	73	£188,998
Highlands Village	1,518	70.7	£259,538
Slade Green	1,505	69.8	£145,750
Rush Green	1,496	64.3	£190,000
Widmore	1,494	67	£285,307
Custom House	1,489	69	£162,433
Becontree	1,467	67	£167,560
Collier Row	1,466	65.2	£211,078
Southend	1,460	69.6	£197,283
North Woolwich	1,458	74.9	£345,000
Northumberland Heath	1,453	63.4	£164,927
Sundridge	1,432	70.7	£223,491
Walthamstow Forest	1,430	68.8	£239,536
Redbridge	1,430	68.1	£208,009
Longlands	1,417	67	£207,300
St Paul's Cray	1,412	67	£188,409
North End	1,402	66.6	£161,772
Cockfosters	1,394	66.1	£387,909
Mottingham	1,379	68.6	£186,000
Poverest	1,337	63.7	£191,958
Woodford Bridge	1,319	68.6	£275,000
Fullwell Cross	1,317	69.2	£234,494
St Mary Cray	1,295	67.8	£191,958
Shortlands	1,282	65.7	£242,000
Barkingside	1,254	64.1	£246,668
Petts Wood	1,251	63.4	£341,000
East Barnet	1,249	68.2	£283,581
Old Bexley	1,243	69.2	£265,636
Cranham	1,232	66.3	£314,928
Falconwood	1,192	63.7	£226,000
Shooters Hill	1,189	69.2	£192,127
Kidbrooke	1,175	73	£313,083
Foots Cray	1,162	71.7	£201,020
Rise Park	1,159	65.1	£238,538
West Heath	1,154	63.5	£190,299
Barking Riverside	1,144	76.8	£175,000
Clayhall	1,131	69.5	£250,000
Harold Park	1,107	65.5	£214,015
East Wickham	1,096	64.4	£188,500
Brunswick Park	1,066	71.1	£234,000
Bexleyheath	1,055	64.8	£220,279
Farnborough	1,029	66.5	£293,000
Gidea Park	1,029	68.6	£253,710
Goddington	993	64.3	£272,896
Southborough	988	65.3	£324,158
Grange Park	981	65.9	£280,424
Derry Downs	976	64.8	£200,000
Avery Hill	972	68.5	£225,000
Crofton	971	65.1	£293,457
Barnehurst	961	64.6	£205,000
Chingford Hatch	948	64	£242,961
Osidge	944	63.1	£268,767
New Charlton	944	70.4	£234,054
Bullsmoor	944	68.2	£203,580
Aldersbrook	936	66.7	£209,000
Broom Hill	926	67.4	£270,000
Green Street Green	915	64.7	£298,151
New Eltham	889	65.4	£235,386
Aldborough Hatch	881	66.1	£202,000
Bromley Park	878	66.7	£229,911
Bromley Common	877	75.8	£262,798
Southbury	863	73.5	£199,493
Chase Cross	840	69.1	£238,538
Ardleigh Green	835	63.1	£278,000
Oakleigh Park	790	69.8	£400,000
Blackheath	774	69.8	£297,941
Lesnes Abbey	767	65.5	£215,165
Temple Mills	764	58.3	£236,645
Barnes Cray	760	65.7	£172,500
Bostall Heath	750	68.6	£180,000
Woodford Wells	750	62.7	£348,750
World's End	746	67.4	£265,000
Chelsfield	739	66.7	£294,561
Corbets Tey	739	60	£318,433
Ramsden	720	65.3	£273,884
Oakwood	700	63.3	£257,496
Locksbottom	642	66.4	£311,867
Bulls Cross	640	68.4	£179,564
Bickley	629	66.8	£365,000
Ruxley	606	69.5	£216,500
Bostall Woods	604	65.6	£214,190
Repton Park	599	65	£276,543
Keston Mark	537	67.6	£334,340
Emerson Park	533	65.8	£274,976
Coldblow	471	64.9	£290,000
Brimsdown	466	72.1	£183,992
Elmstead	453	69.5	£336,838
Creekmouth	410	81.5	£175,000
Hadley Wood	366	68.4	£441,615
Leyton Marshes	341	—	£170,000
Crews Hill	269	65.5	£350,000
Pratt's Bottom	267	69.6	£293,000
Havering-atte-Bower	173	65.4	£355,000
Marks Gate	166	70.3	£215,994
Hazelwood	159	57.4	£395,000
Hackney Marsh	159	70	£249,321
Little Heath	126	67.6	£189,283
Wennington	126	71.4	£195,000
Fairlop	113	—	£205,000
Maypole	106	62.8	£293,000
Upper Ruxley	105	63.3	£216,500
Botany Bay	101	—	£240,000
Chelsfield	94	64	£298,151
North Ockendon	90	66.5	£365,000
Bopeep	89	56.3	£293,000
North Cray	84	64	£249,254
Noak Hill	79	71	£246,145
Hockenden	45	55	£197,000
Kevington	33	64	£200,000

Planning

Planning activity

Applications (recent)
15,602

Show 25 recent applications

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) For The Erection Of A Single Storey Detached Outbuilding To Rear Garden, Following Demolition Of E
Notice Of Permitted Development For The Installation Of 9-Meter Wooden Pole.
Application Under Section 73 Of The Town And Country Planning Act 1990 To Vary Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) To Increase The First Floor R
Erection Of Part One/Part Two Storey Front/Side/Rear Extension, Conversion Of Roof Space Involving Alterations To Existing Roofline, Includi
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) For The Erection Of A Single Storey Detached Outbuilding To Rear Garden, Following Demolition Of E
Installation Of A Padel Court.
The Erection Of A Single Storey Rear Extension, Which Would Extend Beyond The Rear Wall Of The Original House By 6 Metres, For Which The Max
Erection Of A Part One/Part Two Storey Rear And Side Extension.
Erection Of A First Floor Side Extension.
Conversion Of Existing Garage To Self-Contained Residential Unit With Erection Of A First Floor.
Erection Of A Single Storey Rear Extension, Installation Of Roof Light To Existing Garage And Partial Conversion Of Garage To Habitable Acco
Erection Of Part One/Part Two Storey Front Extension.
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) To Allow Office Use In Connection With Mini Cab Office Bookings Ancillary To The Existing Dwelling
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) To Allow Office Use In Connection With Mini Cab Office Bookings Ancillary To The Existing Dwelling
Erection Of Part One/Part Two Storey Front Extension.
Erection Of A Part One/Part Two Storey Rear Extension.
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) For The Conversion Of Roof Space Involving Alterations To Existing Roofline, Including A Hip To Ga
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) For The Conversion Of Roof Space Involving Alterations To Existing Roofline, Including A Hip To Ga
Erection Of A Single Storey Side Extension.
Conversion Of Garage To Habitable Room.
Erection Of A Single Storey Side Extension.
The Erection Of A Single Storey Rear Extension, Which Would Extend Beyond The Rear Wall Of The Original House By 4.50 Metres, For Which The
Extension Of Vehicular Crossover.
First Floor Rear Extension.
The Erection Of A Single Storey Rear Extension, Which Would Extend Beyond The Rear Wall Of The Original House By 6.00 Metres, For Which The

About

About property data in City of London

The population here is approximately 5,095,506, with a median age of 35. The dominant tenure type here is owned. The dominant property type here is flat. Known risk and heritage factors here include a conservation area designation and 7,751 listed buildings. There were 798,112 recorded crimes here in the last 12 months. This town spans 267 suburbs.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What's the average house price in City of London?

The average house price in City of London is £261,797, based on 5,406,755 recent sales. Prices are down 2.1% year-on-year.

Is City of London a good place to live?

City of London is in the 4th IMD decile, meaning it is a moderately deprived area. Crime is increasing year-on-year.

Is City of London in a flood zone?

City of London is not in a designated flood zone. Flood defences are available nearby.

How's crime in City of London?

There were 798,112 recorded crimes in City of London in the last 12 months, up 3.3% year-on-year.

What's the energy efficiency (EPC) like in City of London?

The average EPC score in City of London is 71, with the most common rating band being C.

Nearby

Suburbs in city-of-london

Tower Hamlets Southwark Newham Hackney Lewisham Greenwich Islington Enfield Haringey Waltham Forest Havering Bexley Barking and Dagenham City and County of the City of London Whitechapel Shoreditch St Luke's Spitalfields Clerkenwell Hoxton North Southwark The Borough Finsbury Park Canning Town Limehouse Stratford Marsh Buckhurst Hill Dalston Shacklewell Bow Common Wapping Pentonville Finsbury Walworth Kingsland Bromley Brownswood Park Forest Gate Cubitt Town Holborn Old Ford Lower Clapton Lower Holloway De Beauvoir Town St George in the East Highbury Tottenham Hale Ratcliff Harringay King's Cross Upper Holloway Haggerston Royal Arsenal West Upper Clapton Barnsbury Globe Town Rotherhithe Peckham Homerton Hackney Wick Stamford Hill Upton Park Tufnell Park Manor Park South Hackney Canonbury Docklands Stratford New Town Bowes Park Upton St John's Plaistow Millwall South Tottenham Noel Park Mill Meads Upper Walthamstow Blackwall Stroud Green Higham Hill West Green Clapton Park Shadwell Mile End Plashet Little Ilford New Barnet South Woodford Plumstead Leytonstone Lower Edmonton Ponders End Hither Green Gants Hill New Cross Crouch End Highams Park Thamesmead Enfield Highway Muswell Hill Cranbrook Freezy Water Cranley Gardens Palmers Green New Southgate Blackheath Park Upper Edmonton Honor Oak Park Silvertown Brockley Winchmore Hill Plumstead Common Lea Bridge Goodmayes Bellingham Bounds Green Cyprus Welling Chingford Green Craven Walk Chadwell Heath Wallend Ladywell Harold Hill Upper Belvedere Lee Hainault Abbey Wood Hale End Lessness Heath Elm Park Snaresbrook Enfield Wash Seven Kings Newbury Park South Hornchurch Harold Wood Beckton Wanstead Flats Enfield Town Blackfen Friday Hill Charlton Grove Park Lower Belvedere Enfield Lock Alexandra Park North Greenwich Chislehurst West Woodford Green Enfield Island Village Loxford Downham Forty Hill Bush Hill Park Becontree Heath Nunhead Plaistow West Thamesmead Highlands Village Slade Green Rush Green Widmore Custom House Becontree Collier Row Southend North Woolwich Northumberland Heath Sundridge Walthamstow Forest Redbridge Longlands St Paul's Cray North End Cockfosters Mottingham Poverest Woodford Bridge Fullwell Cross St Mary Cray Shortlands Barkingside Petts Wood East Barnet Old Bexley Cranham Falconwood Shooters Hill Kidbrooke Foots Cray Rise Park West Heath Barking Riverside Clayhall Harold Park East Wickham Brunswick Park Bexleyheath Farnborough Gidea Park Goddington Southborough Grange Park Derry Downs Avery Hill Crofton Barnehurst Chingford Hatch Osidge New Charlton Bullsmoor Aldersbrook Broom Hill Green Street Green New Eltham Aldborough Hatch Bromley Park Bromley Common Southbury Chase Cross Ardleigh Green Oakleigh Park Blackheath Lesnes Abbey Temple Mills Barnes Cray Bostall Heath Woodford Wells World's End Chelsfield Corbets Tey Ramsden Oakwood Locksbottom Bulls Cross Bickley Ruxley Bostall Woods Repton Park Keston Mark Emerson Park Coldblow Brimsdown Elmstead Creekmouth Hadley Wood Leyton Marshes Crews Hill Pratt's Bottom Havering-atte-Bower Marks Gate Hazelwood Hackney Marsh Little Heath Wennington Fairlop Maypole Upper Ruxley Botany Bay Chelsfield North Ockendon Bopeep North Cray Noak Hill Hockenden Kevington

Data sources: Census 2021 England and Wales public tables, Conservation Areas (Historic England / Local Authorities), Energy Performance Certificates (MHCLG), Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning, Get Information about Schools establishment data, Indices of Multiple Deprivation (MHCLG), National Heritage List for England (Historic England), OS Built Up Areas (Ordnance Survey), OS Open Linked Identifiers, OS Open Names, OS Open UPRN, OS Open USRN, Police.uk open crime and anti-social behaviour data, Price Paid Data, UK Radon Potential (UKHSA/BGS).