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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000563

Hilldrop

Hilldrop is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,682 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,682

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,859

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,966.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

22.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.0%

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.

Chalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carHaggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carNorth End, Hammersmith and Fulham7,582 residents · 19.5% owned · 66.0% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carKentish Town West, Camden9,997 residents · 22.3% owned · 66.1% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highcroft & Holly Park, Islington9,356 residents · 23.4% owned · 64.3% no carCaledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no carBarnsbury West, Islington8,603 residents · 13.2% owned · 69.5% no carFinsbury Park West, Islington9,434 residents · 14.6% owned · 70.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hilldrop

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

Tenure

Social rented48.1%
1,857 households
Private rented27.7%
1,070 households
Owned22.4%
866 households
Shared ownership1.2%
48 households
Lives rent free0.5%
18 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement71.7%
2,765 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.8%
650 households
Terraced6.1%
234 households
Semi-detached2%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
57 households
Detached1%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68%
2,622 households
1 car or van in household27.7%
1,068 households
2 cars or vans in household3.7%
143 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
25 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.6%
1,451 households
1 bedroom34.8%
1,342 households
3 bedrooms18.8%
724 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
340 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.7%
1,916 households
One-person household37%
1,428 households
Other household types13.3%
512 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,428 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,160 households
3 people in household16.5%
637 households
4 people in household10.2%
394 households
5 people in household3.8%
147 households
6 people in household1.5%
57 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,342 residents
15–2926.5%
2,304 residents
30–4426.9%
2,340 residents
45–6421.3%
1,850 residents
65 and over9.8%
847 residents
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.2%
4,967 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.9%
1,378 residents
Other ethnic group9.5%
821 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
761 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.7%
754 residents
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48%
3,474 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.6%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,409 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,475 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.2%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.5%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
4,314 residents
Good health31.4%
2,723 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,050 residents
Bad health5.1%
443 residents
Very bad health1.8%
153 residents
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,967 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,715 residents
Hilldrop · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,487 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,304 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
765 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
275 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
27 households
Hilldrop · 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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