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City of London

London borough

Central London. 15,631 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

0 of City of London’s 6 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Average house price
£710,652
Down 17.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Deprivation score
10.2
29th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Population
8,583
2nd lowest of 361
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How City of London compares

Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.

City of LondonMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. City of London is £710,652.
£710,6527th highest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. City of London is −17.4%.
−17.4%2nd weakest
Deprivation scoreEngland only296 areas, England · 2025
Deprivation score: every council in England296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. City of London is 10.2.
10.2joint 29th least deprived
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
Population: every council in UK361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. City of London is 8,583.
8,5832nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage361 areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every council in UK361 areas from 12.0% to 99.6%. The middle area is 89.5%. City of London is 82.6%.
82.6%joint 99th lowest

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, deprivation score, population and gigabit broadband coverage.

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. City of London’s is 4.1 times its 2000 level, faster than London’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for City of London, London, England, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthCity of LondonLondonEngland
Jan 2000£171,646£139,611£71,017
Jan 2001£280,838£160,094£79,663
Jan 2002£340,092£181,823£90,840
Jan 2003£258,493£221,778£114,816
Jan 2004£322,975£234,296£131,914
Jan 2005£326,384£248,820£149,713
Jan 2006£312,313£256,767£157,240
Jan 2007£356,576£286,542£171,666
Jan 2008£466,177£319,663£181,037
Jan 2009£395,495£270,949£153,585
Jan 2010£458,841£299,459£164,711
Jan 2011£437,084£308,301£164,697
Jan 2012£519,390£315,128£164,449
Jan 2013£459,844£333,332£166,938
Jan 2014£617,472£380,935£177,748
Jan 2015£774,227£431,270£191,523
Jan 2016£727,913£489,741£208,050
Jan 2017£810,424£509,175£218,655
Jan 2018£792,466£513,622£227,594
Jan 2019£855,209£503,232£230,974
Jan 2020£764,614£509,527£234,049
Jan 2021£745,143£529,101£249,890
Jan 2022£1,021,539£550,635£270,231
Jan 2023£873,408£570,869£285,817
Jan 2024£826,426£551,097£278,060
Jan 2025£815,824£563,861£287,264
Jan 2026£711,681£553,557£290,511
Jul 2026£710,652£550,037£293,479

Wards in City of London25

Middle areas in City of London1

Neighbourhoods in City of London6
City of London in brief

City of London’s average house price was £710,652 in July 2026.

City of London has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

City of London had 8,583 usual residents at the census.

In City of London, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.