Social housing in City of London
14.9% of households in City of London are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in City of London?
City of London ranks 174th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 4,923 households, 733 are social homes (14.9%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does City of London compare with the UK average?
At -2.6 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, City of London sits below the national level.
City of London at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about City of London.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, City of London has 8 schools — 3 state-funded and 5 independent. That includes 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Of the 1 with a published Ofsted grade, 100% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 7 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in City of London, offering about 350 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in City of London sits in decile 8 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 0% of its 6 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £12,689 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore City of London
See City of London through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
Which areas are similar to City of London?
Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).