Crap Towns / City of London / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in City of London?
In the City of London council area, 152 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.96% of all homes, 1.7 times England's 1.17%.
The whole Square Mile looks empty at weekends, so good luck spotting which flats actually are.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 47 | 0.84% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 48 | 0.80% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 44 | 0.71% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 48 | 0.76% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 158 | 2.50% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 244 | 3.77% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 273 | 4.01% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 276 | 3.88% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 209 | 2.85% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 295 | 3.80% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 261 | 3.36% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 145 | 1.87% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 152 | 1.96% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.25% |
| City of London | 1.96% |
| Camden | 1.86% |
| Southwark | 1.73% |
| Westminster | 1.71% |
| Lambeth | 1.54% |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.51% |
| Haringey | 1.39% |
| Hackney | 1.02% |
| Islington | 0.89% |
| Lewisham | 0.79% |
| Across England | 1.17% |