Day: 8 January 2018

London Statistics. London In NumbersHousing GapThere has been an increase of 540,000 households in London over ten years but only 430,000 new homes built.London OvergroundThere are 83 stations on the London Overground.The TubeThere are 270 stations on London’s tube network covering a total route of 402km (250 miles).London’s busiest stationWaterloo is London’s busiest railway station with around 82 million passengers per year.Cost of servicesBetween them, London’s 33 councils will spend about £15.6 billion on providing services such as education, public health, social care, waste management, housing and culture in 2013/14Population of LondonPopulation 201020122013201420152016London 7,825 Million8.3 Million8.41 Million8.5 Million8.674 Million8.788 millionBusiness DistrictsLondon has five major business districts: the City, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Camden & Islington and Lambeth & Southwark.Business DistrictOffice Space m2 Business ConcentrationCity of London7,740,000Finance, broking, insurance, legal, fund managers, bankingWestminster5,780,000Head offices, real estate, private banking, hedge funds, governmentCamden & Islington2,294,000Creative industries, finance, design, art, fashion, architecture, mediaCanary Wharf2,120,000Banking, media, legalLambeth & Southwark1,780,000Accountancy, consultancy, local governmentNumber of people working in the city of LondonUK business register and employment surveyArea20152014201320122011City of London: Total employment454,700413,500391,200400,800388,600Tower Hamlets: Total employment277,400260,000254,200240,400237,700Westminster: Total employment724,700702,100693,400666,300644,200City of London: Financial services164,000161,600147,600159,300155,000Tower Hamlets (Canary Wharf): Financial services72,40067,90072,40072,60074,600Greater London: Financial services362,100356,100343,600360,000357,900Great Britain: Financial services1,025,4001,037,4001,022,0001,045,5001,051,900 London Business Enterprise Births and Deaths in 2015Sub-Region Enterprise BirthsEnterprise DeathsNet Start-ups rateInner London55,29530,7858.5% – Inner West27,98516,2707.3% – Inner East27,31014,51510%Outer London45,62526,0457.7% – Outer West20,24012,1706.9% – Outer East15,4107,9459.9% – Outer South9,9755,9806.6%Greater London383,075252,0408.1%Source: ONS business demography 2015.Commuting from outside London to inner London, by occupation, in 2015Those who work in inner London, in lower skill jobs and lower pay jobs are less likely to travel from outside London to get to their work place.OccupationProportion of total commutersfrom outside London to Inner LondonProportion of InnerLondon WorkforceManagers, directors and senior officials20.4%14.4%Professional occupations30.7%27.1%Associate professional and technical occupations25.4%21.1%Administrative and secretarial occupations9.9%10.1%Skilled trades occupations6.0%6.0%Caring, leisure and other service occupations1.2%5.2%Sales and customer service occupations1.9%5.5.%Process, plant and machine operatives2.2%3.1%Elementary occupations2.5%7.4%Source: ONS Annual Population SurveySources of funding for Transport for London in 2017-18Grants: 25%Fares: 47%Other Incomes: 11%Borrowing and Cash Reserves: 17%Source: Transport for London Budget 2017-18Religion In LondonLondon has centers of worship for a multitude of faiths. Statistics year 2011.Religion In NumbersIn Percentages %Christian3,957,98448.42%No religion1,694,37220.73%Muslim1,012,82312.39%Religion not stated692,7398.47%Hindu411,2915.03%Jewish148,6021.82%Sikh126,1341.54%Buddhist82,0261.00%Other religion47,9700.59%Note: Isolated Traveller will keep updating this post as regulary as possible, adding new statistics and information. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Explore the city of London” style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”black” align=”center” i_type=”material” i_icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-explore” button_block=”true” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fisolatedtraveller.com%2Feuropean-cities%2FLondon%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]