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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000566

Highbury Fields

Highbury Fields is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,556 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,556

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,839

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,215.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

60.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

67.0%

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.

Parsons Green West, Hammersmith and Fulham9,229 residents · 34.8% owned · 53.5% no carTufnell Park West, Camden7,813 residents · 40.5% owned · 56.1% no carClissold South, Hackney7,034 residents · 41.7% owned · 58.5% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carFulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no carMansfield Road & Park Hill Road, Camden7,393 residents · 41.8% owned · 54.4% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barnsbury East, Islington8,283 residents · 37.5% owned · 60.1% no carGillespie Road, Islington9,582 residents · 38.3% owned · 58.3% no carAngel, Islington10,313 residents · 30.7% owned · 68.3% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highbury Fields

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

Tenure

Owned36.6%
1,405 households
Private rented33.7%
1,294 households
Social rented27.9%
1,070 households
Shared ownership1.6%
62 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.3%
1,432 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.9%
1,109 households
Terraced21.6%
829 households
Semi-detached5.7%
217 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
93 households
Detached1.6%
62 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household60.4%
2,316 households
1 car or van in household34.5%
1,325 households
2 cars or vans in household4.3%
166 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.8%
29 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.4%
1,280 households
1 bedroom29%
1,111 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
735 households
3 bedrooms18.5%
711 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.9%
2,066 households
One-person household34%
1,305 households
Other household types12.1%
465 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
1,305 households
2 people in household34%
1,305 households
3 people in household15.7%
604 households
4 people in household11.1%
427 households
5 people in household3.4%
129 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,252 residents
15–2923.8%
2,040 residents
30–4429.4%
2,515 residents
45–6421.8%
1,864 residents
65 and over10.3%
883 residents
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.4%
6,192 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.9%
674 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.5%
640 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
636 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
415 residents
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above67%
4,850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.6%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.6%
409 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.7%
5,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.2%
1,972 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations32.8%
2,378 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,823 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.5%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.9%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.7%
5,196 residents
Good health26.4%
2,256 residents
Fair health8.4%
715 residents
Bad health3.1%
269 residents
Very bad health1.4%
121 residents
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,362 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,197 residents
Highbury Fields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.9%
2,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.2%
1,004 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
445 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Highbury Fields · 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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