Which is the healthiest place to live in the London?

Richmond upon Thames ranks healthiest in the London on the Gera Healthy-Place Index (79.1/100), ahead of 31 other upper-tier local authorities in the region, on a composite of DEFRA air quality, ONS life expectancy and CQC GP access.

How many London areas are ranked?

32 upper-tier local authorities in the London have full data on all three pillars and are ranked. Nationally, 145 English areas are included; areas missing any pillar are excluded transparently, never estimated.

Healthiest Places to Live in the London

32 upper-tier local authorities in the London, ranked by the Gera Healthy-Place Index — air quality, life expectancy and GP access from real government data.

What are the healthiest places to live in the London?

In the London, Richmond upon Thames is the healthiest place to live on the Gera Healthy-Place Index, scoring 79.1/100 across 32 upper-tier local authorities. It combines clean air (max 10/24 μg/m³ PM2.5/NO2, DEFRA 2024), life expectancy of 84.4 years (ONS) and 100.0% of GP practices rated Good or Outstanding (CQC).

Source:Gera Healthy-Place Index — composite of DEFRA + ONS + CQC open data·as of Air 2024 calendar year; life expectancy 2017-19; GP ratings 2026-06-01updated annually (last: 19 June 2026)

Healthiest places in the London — Gera Healthy-Place Index (DEFRA + ONS + CQC, OGL v3.0)
Region rank	Local authority	GHPI	Max PM2.5 / NO2	Life expectancy	GP Good/Outstanding
1	Richmond upon Thames	79.1 / 100	10 / 24 μg/m³	84.4 years	100.0%
2	Harrow	78.3 / 100	9 / 20 μg/m³	84.7 years	92.9%
3	Bromley	75.3 / 100	10 / 21 μg/m³	83.3 years	97.6%
4	Kensington and Chelsea	72 / 100	12 / 32 μg/m³	85.4 years	96.7%
5	Barnet	71.4 / 100	11 / 28 μg/m³	84.4 years	95.7%
6	Merton	70.7 / 100	10 / 22 μg/m³	82.8 years	95.5%
7	Sutton	70.5 / 100	10 / 21 μg/m³	82.6 years	95.0%
8	Croydon	70.3 / 100	10 / 24 μg/m³	82.2 years	100.0%
9	Bexley	69.3 / 100	11 / 24 μg/m³	82.1 years	100.0%
10	Camden	68.9 / 100	12 / 35 μg/m³	85.2 years	97.0%
11	Redbridge	68 / 100	12 / 28 μg/m³	83.4 years	97.6%
12	Brent	67.3 / 100	11 / 29 μg/m³	83.4 years	96.4%
13	Enfield	66.4 / 100	11 / 31 μg/m³	82.8 years	100.0%
14	Wandsworth	66.4 / 100	10 / 30 μg/m³	82.4 years	100.0%
15	Havering	65.9 / 100	11 / 25 μg/m³	82.1 years	97.0%
16	Kingston upon Thames	65.9 / 100	11 / 30 μg/m³	83.5 years	95.5%
17	Newham	65.9 / 100	12 / 24 μg/m³	81.9 years	97.7%
18	Westminster	64.5 / 100	12 / 36 μg/m³	86.0 years	88.6%
19	Hammersmith and Fulham	62.5 / 100	12 / 32 μg/m³	82.3 years	100.0%
20	Hackney	62.3 / 100	12 / 31 μg/m³	82.0 years	100.0%
21	Lambeth	60.9 / 100	11 / 33 μg/m³	81.8 years	100.0%
22	Hounslow	60.6 / 100	11 / 27 μg/m³	82.1 years	92.5%
23	Ealing	60.4 / 100	12 / 29 μg/m³	82.9 years	91.3%
24	Waltham Forest	59.4 / 100	12 / 28 μg/m³	82.9 years	89.5%
25	Haringey	58.9 / 100	11 / 25 μg/m³	82.8 years	85.3%
26	Lewisham	55.8 / 100	11 / 26 μg/m³	81.5 years	88.5%
27	Hillingdon	54.5 / 100	11 / 35 μg/m³	82.1 years	93.0%
28	Islington	54.5 / 100	12 / 35 μg/m³	81.5 years	96.8%
29	Southwark	52.7 / 100	11 / 31 μg/m³	82.2 years	86.2%
30	Tower Hamlets	51.9 / 100	12 / 34 μg/m³	82.0 years	90.3%
31	Barking and Dagenham	48.2 / 100	11 / 26 μg/m³	80.2 years	85.3%
32	Greenwich	47.6 / 100	12 / 30 μg/m³	81.5 years	83.3%

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Healthiest places in the London: FAQs

Which is the healthiest place to live in the London?: Richmond upon Thames ranks healthiest in the London on the Gera Healthy-Place Index (79.1/100), ahead of 31 other upper-tier local authorities in the region, on a composite of DEFRA air quality, ONS life expectancy and CQC GP access.
How many London areas are ranked?: 32 upper-tier local authorities in the London have full data on all three pillars and are ranked. Nationally, 145 English areas are included; areas missing any pillar are excluded transparently, never estimated.

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Contains public sector information published by Gera Systems and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (source data). Source: Gera Healthy-Place Index — composite of DEFRA + ONS + CQC open data (Air 2024 calendar year; life expectancy 2017-19; GP ratings 2026-06-01, published 19 June 2026).