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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000554

Highcroft & Holly Park

Highcroft & Holly Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,356 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
9,356

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,200

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,685.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

64.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Chalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carSouth Hackney, Hackney8,328 residents · 23.0% owned · 58.8% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carKentish Town West, Camden9,997 residents · 22.3% owned · 66.1% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no carFinsbury Park West, Islington9,434 residents · 14.6% owned · 70.1% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no carCaledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highcroft & Holly Park

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented51.7%
2,173 households
Owned23.4%
982 households
Private rented23.2%
973 households
Lives rent free0.9%
36 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement63.8%
2,679 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.4%
897 households
Terraced8.1%
340 households
Semi-detached2.9%
123 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
49 households
Detached1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household64.3%
2,699 households
1 car or van in household30.3%
1,274 households
2 cars or vans in household4.9%
205 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
22 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom35.4%
1,486 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,426 households
3 bedrooms21.2%
890 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
398 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.4%
2,157 households
One-person household37.1%
1,558 households
Other household types11.5%
482 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.1%
1,558 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,266 households
3 people in household16.3%
685 households
4 people in household10.5%
442 households
5 people in household3.9%
164 households
6 people in household1.2%
52 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,625 residents
15–2922.9%
2,138 residents
30–4426.7%
2,498 residents
45–6423.7%
2,216 residents
65 and over9.4%
879 residents
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.4%
5,279 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.3%
1,804 residents
Other ethnic group8.7%
811 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
759 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
703 residents
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.8%
3,726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
680 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,788 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
2,677 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.1%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
4,671 residents
Good health30.5%
2,853 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,137 residents
Bad health5.7%
534 residents
Very bad health1.7%
161 residents
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
7,520 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,834 residents
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.7%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,413 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
786 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
306 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
29 households
Highcroft & Holly Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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