City of London noise and liveability
London. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 4.2 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 7.5 / 10 |
| Affordability | 0.1 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 28 of 33 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 0.0 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 33 of 33 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 4.8 / 10 |
| Environment | 3.3 / 10 |
| Average price | £726,633HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | -14.6% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | Low-ModerateEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map |
| Recorded crime | 190Sky Score estimate - ONS publishes no rate for this area |
| Road noise | HighDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | PoorDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences |
| Transport access | ExcellentThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in London.
Open City of London on the Sky Score mapPlanes overhead
Heathrow's expansion consultation is open until 22 December 2026. The planes over City of London today, for the consultation, district by district.
Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering City of London: EC1A, EC1Y, EC2M, EC2N, EC2R, EC2V, EC2Y, EC3A, EC3M, EC3N, EC3R, EC3V, EC4A, EC4M, EC4N, EC4R, EC4V, EC4Y, WC1V, WC2A.
Where 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, August 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), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.