Explore Greater London
Topics
Ten areas that cover the whole of London public life. Start with a topic to reach the right service, the right form or the right council — without hunting across a dozen websites.
Ref · LDN-TOPICS · Updated 2026-07-19
Every day people across the 33 authorities of Greater London need to do something official: pay a charge, book a bin collection, apply for a badge, check a school place, register to vote. The services that handle those tasks are run by different bodies — Transport for London, the Greater London Authority, the boroughs, GOV.UK and the NHS — and they live on different websites. This portal is the front door. Each topic below gathers the common tasks in one place and sends you straight to the official service that does the work.
Not sure which topic you need? Transport covers getting around — the Tube, buses, cycling, and the driving charges like ULEZ and the Congestion Charge. Housing covers renting, buying, Council Tax and support if you are struggling to find or keep a home. Environment brings together air quality, recycling and London's green spaces. There is a topic for health and social care, one for running a business, one for community safety and policing, one for planning and building work, one for schools and adult learning, and one for voting and local democracy. Pick the closest match and each hub explains what to do and links the official service.
- ULEZ
- Oyster
- Cycling
- Congestion Charge
- Renting
- Buying
- Bands
- Support
- Bins
- Parking
- Licensing
- Report it
- Air
- Recycling
- Parks
- Net zero
- Find a GP
- NHS 111
- Adult care
- Dentists
- Business rates
- Permits
- Markets
- Street trading
- Report a crime
- 101
- Wardens
- CCTV
- The London Plan
- Applications
- Appeals
- Heritage
- School places
- Admissions
- Adult learning
- Childcare
- Register to vote
- Elections
- The Assembly
- Petitions
Most-used services
The tasks Londoners reach for most. Each one opens the official service.
Not sure which council?
Find your council
Enter a London postcode and we'll point you to the right borough for bins, Council Tax, parking and local services.
Opens the official GOV.UK council finder.