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
Poverty and living standards
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
Housing and homelessness
Homeless acceptances
Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households
Average compared to all London Boroughs (1.28)
(Data not available)
Housing affordability
Median rent as a percentage of median pay
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (46.4%)
Worse compared to England (24.9%)
Housing delivery
Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (353)
(Data not available)
Rough sleeping
People seen sleeping rough by outreach
Average compared to all London Boroughs (219)
(Data not available)
Temporary accommodation
Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000
Better compared to all London Boroughs (18.34)
Average compared to England (4.96)
Work, worklessness and benefits
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Better compared to all London Boroughs (14.5%)
(Data not available)
Low pay (resident)
Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid
Better compared to all London Boroughs (17.5%)
(Data not available)