The City of London: local statistics

The City of London is a City of London Corporation area in London, home to an estimated 15,631 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 7 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over the City of London, from the council up to the G20.

Key figures

What the figures show

In mid-2025 the population of the City of London was estimated at 15,631, up 0.9% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 103.8%, against +5.4% for London as a whole. That is the fastest growth in London. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.

Full-time jobs based in the City of London paid a median £1,278.50 a week in April 2025.

In August 2026, 135 people in the City of London were on the claimant count, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.0% (December 2025) and 4.9% (November 2021).

Police recorded 8,731 crimes in the City of London in the year to March 2026, 558.6 for every 1,000 residents, the highest rate of all 33 council areas in London. A year earlier it was 592.6. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 463.1 to 996.5 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.

Average Band D council tax in the City of London is £1,329.56 for 2026-27, 4.4% more than in 2025-26. It is the 3rd lowest in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £931.20, so it has risen 43%.

A typical home in the City of London cost £710,652 in July 2026, on the UK House Price Index, down 17.4% on a year before. It ranks as the 6th highest of 33 in London (regional average £550,037). This July figure is the lowest in the series, 21% below July 2016.

The ONS counted 27,425 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in the City of London in March 2026, 28% more than in 2016. That is 1,755 for every 1,000 residents, the highest of all 33 council areas in London.

History

Questions about the City of London

What is the population of the City of London?

15,631 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.

How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in the City of London?

The ONS claimant count was 135 in August 2026, 1.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.

What is the crime rate in the City of London?

Home Office figures show 8,731 offences in the year to March 2026, or 558.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.

How much is Band D council tax in the City of London?

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £1,329.56 for 2026-27.

What is the average house price in the City of London?

HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £710,652.

Sources

Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.

• Recorded crime: Rates are per resident, and the City of London has a small resident population. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.

More on this area and these figures

• Council money: spending, reserves and debt
• Figures for the whole region: London
• UK figures: UK population · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
• Other council areas in London: Hammersmith and Fulham · Kensington and Chelsea · Kingston upon Thames · Richmond upon Thames · Sutton · Westminster

Related questions

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• How much has council tax gone up this year?
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Figures checked 14 October 2026. Link moved or figure out of date? Tell us.