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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000557

Archway West

Archway West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,782 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,139

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,394.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.9%

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.

Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carShepherd's Bush North, Hammersmith and Fulham7,485 residents · 22.0% owned · 66.2% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carKentish Town East, Camden8,086 residents · 28.9% owned · 65.1% no carAskew, Hammersmith and Fulham7,795 residents · 28.2% owned · 58.6% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Islington North & Canonbury West, Islington9,939 residents · 25.4% owned · 65.6% no carIslington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% 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 Archway West

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

Tenure

Social rented43.8%
1,811 households
Private rented31.7%
1,311 households
Owned23.4%
968 households
Shared ownership0.9%
38 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement58.2%
2,410 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits23.9%
989 households
Terraced10.1%
418 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
117 households
Semi-detached2.4%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
87 households
Detached0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67.6%
2,796 households
1 car or van in household28.2%
1,166 households
2 cars or vans in household3.7%
155 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
22 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.6%
1,722 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
1,338 households
3 bedrooms17%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
374 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47.8%
1,980 households
One-person household39.4%
1,631 households
Other household types12.8%
529 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.4%
1,631 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,392 households
3 people in household14.2%
588 households
4 people in household8.2%
339 households
5 people in household2.8%
116 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
35 households
6 people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,249 residents
15–2923.2%
2,038 residents
30–4428.7%
2,525 residents
45–6423.1%
2,029 residents
65 and over10.7%
942 residents
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.1%
5,545 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.1%
1,149 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.5%
838 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
730 residents
Other ethnic group5.9%
519 residents
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.9%
4,167 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
4,941 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,326 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,774 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
4,687 residents
Good health28.9%
2,536 residents
Fair health12%
1,055 residents
Bad health4.2%
365 residents
Very bad health1.6%
140 residents
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
7,271 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,512 residents
Archway West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,869 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,402 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
618 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
223 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
25 households
Archway West · 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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