City of LondonCity of London

City of London

The City of London is London’s smallest local authority by area and England’s smallest ceremonial county, covering just 289 hectares.

CamdenCamden

Camden

Camden is home to three of London’s largest rail stations: King’s Cross, St Pancras and Euston.

Islington

Islington

Sadler’s Wells theatre is built on one of Islington’s once famous spas, popular in the 18th century for their health-giving properties.

LambethLambeth

Lambeth

Lambeth is home to London’s largest station, Waterloo, covering an area of almost 10 hectares.

Southwark

Southwark

Charles Dickens, the scientist Michael Faraday, Charlie Chaplin and William Shakespeare have all lived in Southwark

WestminsterWestminster

Westminster

The City of Westminster contains over 11,000 listed buildings of special architectural and historic interest; 78% of the borough is included within a designated conservation area.

Kensington & ChelseaKensington & Chelsea

Kensington & Chelsea

Famous historic residents of Kensington and Chelsea include: Isaac Newton, JMW Turner, Sir Thomas Moore and Queen Elizabeth.

Central London Economic Data Updates

March 28, 2011

Central London Economic Data Updates

We have just added two update documents to our Local Economic Assessment (CLEA) page.

The first provides an economic snapshot of Central London using the most up-to-date published data (March 2011).

The second document captures trend data on Central London employment. This updates the data and analysis published in the CLEA and its accompanying data tables.

The main employment headlines identified are:

  • - Employment / unemployment – rates have been steady
  • - Gender – number of male claimants has fallen
  • - Age – proportion of claimants in older age groups has increased