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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000556

Tollington

Tollington is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,396 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
11,396

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,949

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,510.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.8%

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.

Brownswood, Hackney9,286 residents · 29.3% owned · 66.1% no carKilburn Grange, Camden8,903 residents · 23.5% owned · 66.3% no carShepherd's Bush West, Hammersmith and Fulham6,701 residents · 23.0% owned · 66.8% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carCanonbury East & Mildmay Park, Islington10,438 residents · 29.1% owned · 67.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tollington

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

Tenure

Private rented37.5%
1,855 households
Social rented31.4%
1,552 households
Owned29.2%
1,444 households
Shared ownership1.2%
58 households
Lives rent free0.8%
40 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits38.4%
1,898 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement35.7%
1,768 households
Terraced18%
890 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.1%
155 households
Semi-detached2.2%
107 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
79 households
Detached1%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65%
3,215 households
1 car or van in household30.3%
1,501 households
2 cars or vans in household3.6%
179 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
54 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom37.4%
1,852 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
1,545 households
3 bedrooms20.1%
997 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
555 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48%
2,378 households
One-person household35.4%
1,751 households
Other household types16.6%
821 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,751 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,706 households
3 people in household15.1%
745 households
4 people in household9.4%
464 households
5 people in household2.7%
134 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
71 households
6 people in household1.2%
57 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,531 residents
15–2928.4%
3,241 residents
30–4429.3%
3,338 residents
45–6420.4%
2,329 residents
65 and over8.4%
953 residents
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White61.7%
7,033 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.6%
1,437 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.5%
1,306 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
820 residents
Other ethnic group7%
797 residents
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.8%
5,755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.4%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
6,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.7%
2,807 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
2,088 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.8%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.9%
6,140 residents
Good health30.9%
3,517 residents
Fair health10%
1,143 residents
Bad health3.9%
449 residents
Very bad health1.3%
147 residents
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
9,605 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,791 residents
Tollington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
2,390 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
1,477 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
320 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
35 households
Tollington · 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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