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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000559

Gillespie Road

Gillespie Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,582 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
9,582

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,998

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,609.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

58.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.6%

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.

Clissold South, Hackney7,034 residents · 41.7% owned · 58.5% no carStoke Newington North, Hackney7,763 residents · 41.8% owned · 57.3% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carStreatham Central, Lambeth9,499 residents · 47.7% owned · 50.8% no carPeckham Rye, Southwark9,353 residents · 38.7% owned · 54.1% no carGreenwich Town & Park, Greenwich9,462 residents · 42.6% owned · 48.3% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highbury Fields, Islington8,556 residents · 36.6% owned · 60.4% no carBarnsbury East, Islington8,283 residents · 37.5% owned · 60.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillespie Road

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

Tenure

Owned38.3%
1,532 households
Private rented34.3%
1,372 households
Social rented26%
1,039 households
Shared ownership1.3%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.8%
1,550 households
Terraced28.8%
1,153 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits20.5%
818 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.2%
249 households
Semi-detached2.6%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
75 households
Detached1.2%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household58.3%
2,328 households
1 car or van in household36.2%
1,445 households
2 cars or vans in household4.2%
168 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.4%
54 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.8%
1,273 households
1 bedroom29%
1,160 households
4 or more bedrooms20.2%
806 households
3 bedrooms19%
758 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
2,238 households
One-person household30.6%
1,223 households
Other household types13.4%
534 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,355 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,223 households
3 people in household16.2%
645 households
4 people in household12.6%
501 households
5 people in household3.5%
141 households
6 people in household1.8%
71 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,529 residents
15–2924.2%
2,317 residents
30–4429.7%
2,847 residents
45–6422%
2,109 residents
65 and over8.1%
780 residents
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White64.9%
6,224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.2%
1,358 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.1%
772 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.9%
665 residents
Other ethnic group5.9%
564 residents
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.6%
5,203 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.9%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.2%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.8%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.5%
5,752 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.3%
2,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.1%
2,389 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
2,005 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.7%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.9%
5,839 residents
Good health27%
2,588 residents
Fair health8.1%
779 residents
Bad health2.7%
254 residents
Very bad health1.3%
122 residents
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
8,374 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,208 residents
Gillespie Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
2,305 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27%
1,079 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
451 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Gillespie Road · 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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