AREA DECISION REPORT

City of London area decision report

Balanced shortlist area

Median house price is £762,500 in 2025, with the affordability ratio pending a source check. Gigabit availability is 79% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 100% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 12 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025

  • Median sold price, last 5 years £925,000Based on 1,269 sales · Latest sale in data: 12 Jun 2026
  • Affordability PartialMedian house price £762,500 in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 79%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

Check required

Median house price is £762,500 in 2025, with residence earnings of Unavailable. The house-price-to-earnings ratio is pending a source check.

Broadband

Gigabit 79%

Gigabit availability is 79%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.

Mobile

4G 100% · 5G 100%

4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 100% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched City of London in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

1 nearby school row

1 nearby school row matched postcode area EC3A 7AB for City of London. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

244 mapped stops

City of London currently links 244 mapped transport stops, including 131 local bus or tram access points and 25 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 242 stops are marked active and 2 inactive. Top localities include City of London (91), Liverpool Street (22), Blackfriars (16).

Local business

Score 100/100

City of London currently links 1,365 mapped local businesses across 7 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 763 food and drink, 232 nightlife, 97 retail. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Jobs

106,342 online job adverts observed

City of London sits in London. These are online job adverts for London as a whole, the smallest published geography covering City of London, so the figure describes the region rather than City of London itself. · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 133,444 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under City of London.

Crime

Latest month 764

City of London recorded 764 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 9,966, with a 4.7% fall against the prior twelve months and other theft as the top recorded type. City of London Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around City of London, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

  • Scope: Area rollup for City of London
  • Freshness: Source seen 20 Apr 2026
  • Methodology: Open source notes

Amenity group

Food and drink

763 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (287), fast food (248), cafe (228).

  • Restaurant: 287 mapped places
  • Fast Food: 248 mapped places
  • Cafe: 228 mapped places

Amenity group

Nightlife

232 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (121), bar (111).

  • Pub: 121 mapped places
  • Bar: 111 mapped places

Amenity group

Retail

97 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (74), mobile phone (15), hardware (4).

  • Clothes: 74 mapped places
  • Mobile Phone: 15 mapped places
  • Hardware: 4 mapped places

Amenity group

Financial services

90 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by bank (59), atm (31).

  • Bank: 59 mapped places
  • Atm: 31 mapped places

Compare against another area

Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.

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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.

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North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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EC3A 7AB

EC3A 7AB has 88 recorded sales with a median sold price of £1,766,750.

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EC3N 1BL

EC3N 1BL has 86 recorded sales with a median sold price of £911,250.

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EC1A 7BR

EC1A 7BR has 28 recorded sales with a median sold price of £1,453,850.

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School comparison

Compare nearby schools

Open side-by-side school comparison for City of London before you shortlist homes.

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Check sold prices

Use the sold price comparator to pressure-test what local sales mean for your budget.

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Check affordability

Use the affordability checker to see whether City of London still fits your income and deposit.

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Check planning nearby

Open planning watch for a faster view of live nearby applications and recent decisions.

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Read area guides

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Use area planners and templates

Open planners and templates like the area comparison sheet, school visit checklist, and before you move checklist while you narrow your shortlist.

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Follow up action

Ask vetted agents

We can route your enquiry to vetted partner estate agents covering City of London.