Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000555

Archway East

Archway East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,571 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington

9,571

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,032

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,056

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Archway East

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

Tenure

Social rented36.9%

1,489 households

Owned33.9%

1,366 households

Private rented27.1%

1,093 households

Shared ownership1.8%

74 households

Lives rent free0.2%

10 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.9%

1,931 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits23.1%

930 households

Terraced22.4%

902 households

Semi-detached3.4%

136 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

48 households

Detached1%

42 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%

40 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.3%

2,353 households

1 car or van in household35.3%

1,424 households

2 cars or vans in household5.5%

221 households

3 or more cars or vans in household0.9%

38 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms28.1%

1,134 households

1 bedroom28.1%

1,133 households

3 bedrooms24.6%

993 households

4 or more bedrooms19.2%

773 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%

2,158 households

One-person household31.7%

1,281 households

Other household types14.8%

596 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%

1,292 households

1 person in household31.7%

1,280 households

3 people in household16%

645 households

4 people in household13.2%

533 households

5 people in household4.6%

186 households

6 people in household1.6%

65 households

7 people in household0.5%

21 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%

1,515 residents

15–2924.6%

2,352 residents

30–4425.2%

2,409 residents

45–6423.1%

2,212 residents

65 and over11.3%

1,084 residents

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.7%

6,101 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.9%

1,332 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%

738 residents

Other ethnic group7.7%

737 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%

663 residents

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.5%

4,425 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.6%

1,167 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.1%

962 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications7.6%

605 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.7%

455 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship2.4%

188 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

166 residents aged 16 and over

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.3%

5,125 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive32.8%

2,610 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.9%

232 residents aged 16 and over

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%

1,838 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%

1,679 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%

865 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students10%

794 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%

671 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%

652 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%

609 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.4%

590 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%

269 residents aged 16 and over

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%

5,085 residents

Good health30.9%

2,955 residents

Fair health10.6%

1,010 residents

Bad health4.2%

398 residents

Very bad health1.3%

125 residents

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%

7,946 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17%

1,625 residents

Archway East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%

1,885 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%

1,306 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%

621 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%

204 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

18 households

Archway East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02000555

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Archway East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Archway East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.