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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000560

Holloway Nag's Head

Holloway Nag's Head is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,354 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
7,354

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,273

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,619.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.3%

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.

Hackney Central, Hackney8,061 residents · 22.6% owned · 70.6% no carStoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no carLondon Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no carDalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no carOval, Lambeth8,406 residents · 27.6% owned · 63.8% no carClapham Common North, Lambeth6,774 residents · 23.7% owned · 64.1% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pentonville, Islington7,833 residents · 24.8% owned · 72.7% no carClerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holloway Nag's Head

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

Tenure

Private rented45%
1,474 households
Owned28.9%
945 households
Social rented25%
817 households
Shared ownership0.9%
30 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.1%
1,544 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits23.2%
760 households
Terraced14.8%
485 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse7.8%
256 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.8%
123 households
Semi-detached2.4%
77 households
Detached0.9%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68.7%
2,250 households
1 car or van in household28%
918 households
2 cars or vans in household2.7%
88 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
18 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom37.5%
1,229 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
1,089 households
3 bedrooms16.1%
526 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
430 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.8%
1,599 households
One-person household33.6%
1,101 households
Other household types17.6%
575 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,206 households
1 person in household33.7%
1,101 households
3 people in household14.4%
472 households
4 people in household9.6%
313 households
5 people in household3%
97 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.7%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
904 residents
15–2931.3%
2,306 residents
30–4429.5%
2,168 residents
45–6419%
1,400 residents
65 and over7.9%
578 residents
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62.6%
4,604 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.9%
872 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.9%
727 residents
Other ethnic group8.2%
600 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
551 residents
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.3%
3,800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
831 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.3%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.3%
4,435 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.3%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
3,954 residents
Good health31.7%
2,334 residents
Fair health10%
736 residents
Bad health3.3%
244 residents
Very bad health1.2%
87 residents
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
6,246 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,109 residents
Holloway Nag's Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,559 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,067 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
505 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Holloway Nag's Head · 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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