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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000565

Newington Green

Newington Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,542 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,542

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,496

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16,654.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

23.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.7%

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.

Camden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carStoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no carHackney Downs, Hackney9,610 residents · 25.7% owned · 62.4% no carKentish Town East, Camden8,086 residents · 28.9% owned · 65.1% no carDalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carIslington North & Canonbury West, Islington9,939 residents · 25.4% owned · 65.6% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carIslington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newington Green

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

Tenure

Social rented46.7%
1,633 households
Private rented28.9%
1,009 households
Owned23.1%
809 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement54.5%
1,907 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.1%
1,054 households
Terraced8%
280 households
Semi-detached2.2%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
72 households
Detached0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.8%
2,300 households
1 car or van in household29.8%
1,042 households
2 cars or vans in household3.7%
130 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%
23 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.3%
1,340 households
1 bedroom31.6%
1,106 households
3 bedrooms21.8%
762 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
287 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52%
1,818 households
One-person household33.3%
1,162 households
Other household types14.7%
514 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
1,162 households
2 people in household31.3%
1,093 households
3 people in household17.2%
603 households
4 people in household9.5%
331 households
5 people in household4.3%
151 households
6 people in household2%
69 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
48 households
7 people in household1.1%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,335 residents
15–2925.7%
2,198 residents
30–4430%
2,559 residents
45–6420.9%
1,784 residents
65 and over7.8%
665 residents
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.6%
4,923 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.4%
1,656 residents
Other ethnic group8%
685 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
644 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
634 residents
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.7%
3,895 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.3%
4,716 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.9%
2,197 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,622 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
4,704 residents
Good health29.5%
2,523 residents
Fair health10%
855 residents
Bad health4%
342 residents
Very bad health1.4%
118 residents
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
7,240 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,302 residents
Newington Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.8%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
242 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Newington Green · 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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