South City has emerged as an affluent neighbourhood of Lucknow. It is located along the NH 24A, which is a state highway connecting Allahabad to Rai Bareilly and covers an area of 250 acres. The neighbourhood is only 8 kilometres from Hazratganj, the heart of the city. It was developed in 1987s by the Lucknow Development Authority. It is a prominent township now. Neighbourhoods near to South City include Gomti Nagar and Sushant Golf City.

South City real estate comprises of apartments and villas mostly. The top five developers working on projects here are the Proplarity Group, Eldeco, Unitech, Swapnil India Infratech Ltd and GSR Builders and Developer. The prominent projects of the township are Shaurya by the Eldeco Group, South City by the Unitech Group, Kalp City by GSR Builders and Developers, Swapnil India Infratech Ltd’s Dream Come True and Pratham by the Proplarity Group. Property in South City has built up areas between 500 and 3200 sq ft and the flats have configurations such as 2 and 3 BHK. The lowest South City property rate is Rs 850 per sq ft in Kalp City by the GSR Builders and Developers while the highest is in Shaurya by Eldeco, at Rs 2830 per sq ft.

The social infrastructure of the area is well developed as it has several schools, colleges and hospitals. Prominent schools of the area include Lucknow Public School and The Millennium School. Hospitals located in the vicinity include The South City Hospital, Javitri Hospital and The Rajdhani Hospital