Maps of London by Religion
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Historically, London has been primarily Christian. This is evident in many churches around the area, particularly in the City of London, which has around fifty churches. Anglicanism is the leading denomination, and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s principal residence is at Lambeth Palace. Most parts of the City of London north of the Thames and west of the River Lee are within the diocese of London under the Bishop of London at the well-known St Paul’s Cathedral in the City, churches east of the River Lee are within the Diocese of Chelmsford. In contrast, most parts south of the river are governed by Southwark Cathedral, as the district of Southwark.
Islam is London’s second-largest denomination. Muslims account for just over 12.4 percent of London’s population. According to the 2011 Census, 1,012,823 Muslims live in Greater London.
Over 50% of the United Kingdom’s Hindu population settled in London, where they make up 5% of the population. British Hindus primarily live in Western London. However, every borough has a substantial Hindu population, and as per the 2011 Census, the London borough of Harrow has the greatest concentration of Hindus at 25 percent.
Moreover, London is dwelling to a large Sikh population, mostly settled near the west of the City, in the outskirts like Southall, Hounslow, and Hayes. In southeast London, there are some Sikhs in Bexleyheath, Erith, Sidcup, Plumstead, and Woolwich.
Over 2/3 of British Jews settle in London, which ranks 13th in the world as a Jewish population center. Large Jewish communities in parts of north London, such as Stamford Hill and Golders Green, live.
Approximately 1/5 of Londoners are nonreligious.
London is significantly more religious than the United Kingdom as a whole, partly as a reflection of its racial and cultural diversity.
The largest religious groupings in London are Christians (48.4%), followed by those of no religion (20.7%), no response (8.5%), Muslims (12.4%), Hindus (5.0%), Jews (1.8%), Sikhs (1.5%), Buddhists (1.0%) and other (0.6%).
Reddit user benflan created a more detailed map of religious identity across London.
