London sub-regions
Location	London
Found in	Greater London
Created	2004
Number	5 (as of 2011)
Populations	1–4 million
Subdivisions	London boroughs

Greater London is divided into five sub-regions for the purposes of the London Plan. The boundaries of these areas were amended in 2008 and 2011 and their role in the implementation of the London Plan has varied with each iteration.

Purpose

Sub-regions are a feature of the London Plan intended to encourage partnership working across London borough boundaries.^[1]

History

From 2004 to 2008, the sub-regions were initially the same as the Learning and Skills Council areas set up in 1999.^[2] These 2004–2008 sub-regions each had a Sub-Regional Development Framework.^[3] The sub-regions were revised in February 2008 as part of the Further Alterations to the London Plan.^[4] The 2008–2011 sub-regions, each had its own Sub-regional Implementation Framework.^[5] In 2011, the sub-regions were revised again. The 2011 sub-regions are used for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation.^[6] The sub-regions have remained static since 2011, unchanged in the 2016 published plan and 2019 draft plan.

List of sub-regions

2004–2008

Sub-region	London boroughs[7]	Population (2001)
Central	Camden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster	1,525,000
East	Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets	1,991,000
North	Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest	1,042,000
South	Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton	1,329,000
West	Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow	1,421,000

2008–2011

Sub-region	London boroughs	Population	Jobs
North East[8]	Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest	1.4 million	900,000
North[9]	Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Westminster	1.7 million	1.5 million
South East[10]	Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark	1.3 million	500,000
South West[11]	Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth	1.6 million	730,000
West[12]	Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea	1.6 million	900,000

From 2011

Sub-region	London boroughs[6]	Area
Central	Camden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster	13,136.02 hectares (50.7185 sq mi)
East	Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest	47,673.77 hectares (184.0695 sq mi)
North	Barnet, Enfield, Haringey	19,853.67 hectares (76.6554 sq mi)
South	Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth	44,936.52 hectares (173.5009 sq mi)
West	Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Richmond upon Thames, Hillingdon, Hounslow	33,868.62 hectares (130.7675 sq mi)

List of boroughs

References