City of London noise and liveability
London. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 4.2 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 7.5 / 10 |
| Affordability | 0.1 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 28 of 33 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 0.7 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 32 of 33 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 4.8 / 10 |
| Environment | 3.1 / 10 |
| Average price | £710,652HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | -17.4% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | Low-ModerateEstimated from airport geometry, ladder scaled by the DEFRA Round 4 footprint |
| Recorded crime | 190Sky Score estimate - ONS publishes no rate for this area |
| Road noise | HighDEFRA road Lden, share of addresses over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | PoorDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency RoFRS, risk after defences |
| Transport access | ExcellentNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS ODS |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in London.
Open City of London on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Transport access: DfT NaPTAN, Open Government Licence v3.0; Healthcare access: NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Borough metadata: crime rate is a Sky Score estimate - ONS publishes no rate for this area and it must not be attributed to them and no Progress 8 figure published for this area; schools falls back to a curated band; Aviation noise context: DEFRA strategic noise mapping, Open Government Licence v3.0; Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0
Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.