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City and County of the City of London

Town

Town in City of London, London.

City and County of the City of London is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for City and County of the City of London add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

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Radon Affected Area by town

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in City and County of the City of London live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£825,000
9th most expensive of 1,092
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,820
45th least populated of 1,209
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How City and County of the City of London compares

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

City and County of the City of LondonMiddle
Median sale price33 towns, London · 2025
Median sale price: every town in London33 areas from £385,000 to £1,200,000. The middle area is £540,000. City and County of the City of London is £825,000.
£825,0003rd most expensive
Population33 towns, London · 2021
Population: every town in London33 areas from 7,820 to 389,242. The middle area is 278,129. City and County of the City of London is 7,820.
7,820least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 towns, London · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every town in London33 areas from 0.0% to 61.0%. The middle area is 1.0%. City and County of the City of London is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 towns, London · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every town in London33 areas from 80.3% to 95.3%. The middle area is 91.3%. City and County of the City of London is 81.4%.
81.4%2nd lowest

Is City and County of the City of London safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City and County of the City of London at a rate of 675.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 123.5 per 1,000 people across London.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 749 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in City and County of the City of London.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (3,372), shoplifting (1,589) and violence and sexual offences (1,448).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in City and County of the City of London was 704.0 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in City and County of the City of London, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so City and County of the City of London has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in City and County of the City of London

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
City of London 001A1,475100.8 per 1,000899.2%
City of London 001B1,384236.3 per 1,0001099.0%
City of London 001C1,61381.4 per 1,000889.5%
City of London 001E1,100358.4 per 1,000572.6%
City of London 001F1,6191,746.1 per 1,000873.3%
City of London 001G1,392622.0 per 1,000882.3%

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As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Council1

Postcode districts covering City and County of the City of London5

Middle areas in City and County of the City of London1

Towns near City and County of the City of London6

City and County of the City of London in brief

City and County of the City of London is a town in City of London, London.

About 13,961 people lived in City and County of the City of London in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £825,000 in 2025 across 150 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 675.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in City and County of the City of London was £825,000 in 2025.

City and County of the City of London had 7,820 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in City and County of the City of London live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In City and County of the City of London, 81.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.