London Guidance for Immigrants

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Are you curious about population compositions in London?

We can clearly see that the population density of outer London has not increased as significant as the inner London, also most of the flow of people has gathered into inner London. The density of Camden and Southwark has increased the most in the past decade. London is dominated by adults. Elder people are mostly based in outer London, except for two boroughs with highest incomes (City of London, Kensington and Chelsea). Children under 18 are quite evenly distributed in the city. London is the city which mainly occupied by white races. The white races in the west of London are more densely distributed, and further to east London you can see the distribution of the various races is getting more and more even. So, Do You Have A Basic Understanding of London Now?

How about the education situation in London?

The results show that the average percentage of people with no qualifications is 17.6%. The ward with the highest rate of people with no qualifications is Havering - Heaton. 35.8% of people in this area have no qualifications. In contrast, only 3.8% of people with no qualifications live in the Kensington and Chelsea-Courtfield ward. Furthermore, the average percentage of people with level4+ qualifications is 37.7%. The Wandsworth-Northcote ward has the highest rate of people with Level 4 qualifications and above (68.7%). However, only 12.5% of people living in the Croydon - Fieldway ward have Level4+ qualifications.

Regarding the A-level average point scores per student, the average score in the London area is 691.9. The Richmond upon Thames - East Sheen ward has the highest scores, which is 879.7. Nevertheless, the score in the Croydon - Fieldway ward is only 509.6, which is the lowest among all wards in the London area. Turning to the average GCSE score per student, the average score in the London area is 327. The highest score is 396, which is achieved in the Barnet - Garden Suburb ward. In contrast, the Croydon - Fieldway has the lowest score, which is 276.

I guess you want to know how to choose your residential address!

House prices and surrounding security conditions are considered the two important factors when people choose their places of residence. At the same time, it is wise to choose your residence according to your work or study place. Let’s start to explore the distribution of house prices and crime numbers in London, and you will get more details by clicking a certain area on the following map. The button 'Reset charts' can help you return to the overall information and the distribution of house prices in different year can also be seen by moving the slider bar.

Are you interested in annual events in London?

As a vibrant country, there are more than tens of thousands of leisure activities and events held in London each year. As an inclusive city, these events are held for and welcome everyone, some of them are traditional British activities last for hundreds of years, some are modern events support for different minority groups.