City of London

Key figures

11 of 13 measures have a published figure for City of London · no figure for house price to pay ratio, band d council tax as a share of pay. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for City of London, not our estimates.

• 54 births and 42 deaths: natural change added 12 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) reduced the population by 183.
• International migration (net) added 305 people.
• Altogether the population grew by 134 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in City of London: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for City of London’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Who runs the council

Independent (2026) — Other and independent 118, Labour 7 of 125 seats.

Since 2016: Other parties or independents (2016–2024); Independent (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How City of London’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

9,966 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 637.6 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202654people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 20137,375people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 20228,582people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 20267,375people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 20268,584people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 20267,375people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 20268,584people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 20268,587people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 20267,375people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 20268,583people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 20267,375people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 20268,582people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 7.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 2026150people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · unchanged 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20261.1%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.4% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£1,330
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202642people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,713kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20255%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202611,845kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · down 26.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026-20.4%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · down 20.4% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£712,958
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202510.2
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20250%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20256.6%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-183people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,609people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026305people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,304people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202612people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20260people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 11.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 202515,111people

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for City of London; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for City of London, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,007Year ending March 2021→£1,330Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In City of London, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,007 in the year ending March 2021 to £1,330 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £322 or 32.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £1,330 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,007 in the year ending March 2021 = £322, which is 32.0% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 1,329.56 and 1,007.19, and 1,329.56 − 1,007.19 = 322.37.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In City of London, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,007 in the year ending March 2021 to £1,330 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £322 or 32.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £7682009→£1,0142022

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In City of London, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £768 in 2009 to £1,014 in 2022, a change of £246 or 32.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £1,014 in 2022 − £768 in 2009 = £246, which is 32.1% of the figure for 2009.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 1,013.70 and 767.60, and 1,013.70 − 767.60 = 246.10.

  5 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In City of London, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £768 in 2009 to £1,014 in 2022, a change of £246 or 32.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• -96Year to mid-2012→-183Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In City of London, net internal migration by local authority fell from -96 in Year to mid-2012 to -183 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 87 or 90.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -183 in Year to mid-2025 − -96 in Year to mid-2012 = −87, which is 90.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, net internal migration by local authority fell from -96 in Year to mid-2012 to -183 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 87 or 90.6% (ONS).

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• 1,084Year to mid-2012→1,609Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In City of London, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,084 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,609 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 48.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,609 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,084 in Year to mid-2012 = 525, which is 48.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, international migration into a local authority rose from 1,084 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,609 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 525 or 48.4% (ONS).

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• 531Year to mid-2012→1,304Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In City of London, international migration out of a local authority rose from 531 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,304 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 773 or 145.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,304 in Year to mid-2025 − 531 in Year to mid-2012 = 773, which is 145.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, international migration out of a local authority rose from 531 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,304 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 773 or 145.6% (ONS).

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• 553Year to mid-2012→305Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In City of London, net international migration by local authority fell from 553 in Year to mid-2012 to 305 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 248 or 44.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  305 in Year to mid-2025 − 553 in Year to mid-2012 = −248, which is 44.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, net international migration by local authority fell from 553 in Year to mid-2012 to 305 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 248 or 44.8% (ONS).

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• 56Year to mid-2012→54Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In City of London, births by local authority fell from 56 in Year to mid-2012 to 54 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2 or 3.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  54 in Year to mid-2025 − 56 in Year to mid-2012 = −2, which is 3.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, births by local authority fell from 56 in Year to mid-2012 to 54 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2 or 3.6% (ONS).

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• 35Year to mid-2012→42Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In City of London, deaths by local authority rose from 35 in Year to mid-2012 to 42 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 7 or 20.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  42 in Year to mid-2025 − 35 in Year to mid-2012 = 7, which is 20.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, deaths by local authority rose from 35 in Year to mid-2012 to 42 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 7 or 20.0% (ONS).

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• 21Year to mid-2012→12Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In City of London, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 21 in Year to mid-2012 to 12 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 9 or 42.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  12 in Year to mid-2025 − 21 in Year to mid-2012 = −9, which is 42.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 21 in Year to mid-2012 to 12 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 9 or 42.9% (ONS).

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• -376Year to mid-2012→0Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In City of London, other population change by local authority rose from -376 in Year to mid-2012 to 0 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 376 or 100.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  0 in Year to mid-2025 − -376 in Year to mid-2012 = 376, which is 100.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In City of London, other population change by local authority rose from -376 in Year to mid-2012 to 0 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 376 or 100.0% (ONS).

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Compare City of London with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• City of London and Birmingham
• City of London and Leeds
• City of London and North Yorkshire
• City of London and Somerset
• City of London and Cornwall
• City of London and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

The closest other local authorities, each with its own report card and a side-by-side comparison:

• Camden · compare
• Hackney · compare
• Islington · compare
• Southwark · compare
• Tower Hamlets · compare
• Westminster · compare

Areas like City of London

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to City of London’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

• Wandsworth · compare
• Westminster · compare
• Hammersmith and Fulham · compare
• Windsor and Maidenhead · compare
• Bromley · compare
• Kensington and Chelsea · compare

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for City of London said then and says now, with the periods named. City of London since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for City of London are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.