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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000567

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park

Canonbury East & Mildmay Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,438 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
10,438

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,894

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15,710.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

67.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.8%

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.

Kentish Town East, Camden8,086 residents · 28.9% owned · 65.1% no carDalston East, Hackney9,217 residents · 31.4% owned · 64.4% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carStroud Green, Haringey6,120 residents · 38.8% owned · 58.6% no carKilburn Grange, Camden8,903 residents · 23.5% owned · 66.3% no carBrownswood, Hackney9,286 residents · 29.3% owned · 66.1% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carNewington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no carIslington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canonbury East & Mildmay Park

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

Tenure

Social rented40.3%
1,970 households
Private rented29.5%
1,442 households
Owned29.1%
1,422 households
Shared ownership1%
51 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits41.1%
2,013 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.3%
1,922 households
Terraced12.1%
592 households
Semi-detached3%
148 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
138 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
43 households
Detached0.8%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household67.8%
3,316 households
1 car or van in household28.3%
1,386 households
2 cars or vans in household3.3%
162 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.6%
29 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.7%
1,894 households
1 bedroom34%
1,663 households
3 bedrooms18.9%
926 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
411 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.2%
2,554 households
One-person household34.9%
1,707 households
Other household types12.9%
632 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,796 households
1 person in household34.9%
1,707 households
3 people in household16%
784 households
4 people in household8.5%
415 households
5 people in household2.5%
123 households
6 people in household0.8%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,430 residents
15–2922.4%
2,339 residents
30–4431.9%
3,329 residents
45–6422.7%
2,367 residents
65 and over9.3%
974 residents
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
7,240 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.4%
1,084 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8%
830 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
682 residents
Other ethnic group5.8%
603 residents
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.8%
5,267 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.7%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.9%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.4%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.4%
6,209 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29%
2,596 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.3%
2,350 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,209 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
5,721 residents
Good health28.5%
2,971 residents
Fair health10.3%
1,075 residents
Bad health4.8%
505 residents
Very bad health1.6%
168 residents
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
8,626 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,812 residents
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
2,451 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
1,406 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
728 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
32 households
Canonbury East & Mildmay Park · 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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