London
33 local authorities. Average Area Score shown per authority.
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#5 of 9 regions · 1,002 neighbourhoods · 8,869,043 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Northumberland Park (2) to Petts Wood (100); 4% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
There is a sharp split within London: Petts Wood scores 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 nationally) while Northumberland Park sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 98 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 239 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 405 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Barking Central to £3,112,500 in Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park — a 13.8× gap within London. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.)
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in London
| Local authority | Areas | Avg score |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | 23 | 83 |
| City of London | 1 | 81 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 20 | 77 |
| Bromley | 39 | 72 |
| Sutton | 24 | 68 |
| Merton | 25 | 66 |
| Bexley | 28 | 64 |
| Wandsworth | 38 | 64 |
| Havering | 30 | 59 |
| Harrow | 30 | 54 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 21 | 51 |
| Redbridge | 33 | 50 |
| Barnet | 42 | 49 |
| Hillingdon | 32 | 48 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 25 | 45 |
| Croydon | 45 | 44 |
| Westminster | 24 | 41 |
| Camden | 27 | 40 |
| Greenwich | 35 | 39 |
| Southwark | 34 | 39 |
| Lambeth | 35 | 38 |
| Waltham Forest | 28 | 38 |
| Hounslow | 29 | 35 |
| Ealing | 41 | 34 |
| Lewisham | 37 | 34 |
| Enfield | 36 | 32 |
| Islington | 23 | 31 |
| Haringey | 36 | 30 |
| Brent | 35 | 28 |
| Tower Hamlets | 34 | 26 |
| Hackney | 30 | 24 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 22 | 23 |
| Newham | 40 | 23 |
Neighbourhood rankings in London
Highest Area Scores
score /100
| Petts Wood | 100 |
| Upminster South & Corbets Tey | 100 |
| Crofton | 100 |
| Orpington South | 99 |
| Upminster North & Cranham West | 99 |
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Tudor Drive | 22 |
| Ickenham | 24 |
| Cannon Hill | 24 |
| Albany Park | 24 |
| Longlands & Halfway | 25 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Queen's Gate | £84,469 |
| Hans Town | £83,294 |
| South Kensington | £82,988 |
| Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk | £81,570 |
| Kensington Abingdon | £81,506 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Barking Central | 4.6× |
| Central Croydon | 4.7× |
| Ilford Central & East | 5.5× |
| Chadwell Heath South West | 5.5× |
| Leamouth | 5.7× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
People living in London Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 26% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 26% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 41% · No religion 27% · Muslim 15%
Born outside the UK: 41%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Regions bordering London.