The City of London (often just called ‘the City’) is the historic heart of the capital and is now one of the world’s leading financial centres. It is not a borough but is instead run by the historic City of London Corporation and is the smallest local authority in London, both in terms of area (just over a square mile) and resident population (8,618 according to 2021's Census). With such a small population, it is not possible to collate many accurate measures of poverty.
City of London indicator rankings
Living standards
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
People
Work
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Better compared to all London Boroughs (12.8%)
Better compared to England (13.1%)