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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000569

Islington North & Canonbury West

Islington North & Canonbury West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,939 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
9,939

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,603

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,190.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.2%

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 carHammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carDe Beauvoir, Hackney7,614 residents · 28.0% owned · 62.1% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carBattersea Latchmere, Wandsworth7,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 59.0% no carSouth Bermondsey Central, Southwark9,610 residents · 23.4% owned · 62.3% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Islington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carArchway East, Islington9,571 residents · 33.9% owned · 58.3% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Islington North & Canonbury West

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

Tenure

Social rented47.2%
2,171 households
Private rented25.5%
1,176 households
Owned25.4%
1,170 households
Shared ownership1.6%
73 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement70.5%
3,246 households
Terraced10.8%
496 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.7%
494 households
Semi-detached4.4%
202 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
84 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
42 households
Detached0.8%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.6%
3,020 households
1 car or van in household29.1%
1,340 households
2 cars or vans in household4.3%
198 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1%
45 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.5%
1,771 households
1 bedroom30.6%
1,407 households
3 bedrooms21.7%
999 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
424 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.9%
2,436 households
One-person household35.7%
1,643 households
Other household types11.4%
526 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.7%
1,642 households
2 people in household33.7%
1,551 households
3 people in household16.7%
767 households
4 people in household9.3%
428 households
5 people in household3.2%
146 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,617 residents
15–2922.9%
2,278 residents
30–4427.1%
2,692 residents
45–6422.8%
2,267 residents
65 and over10.9%
1,085 residents
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.8%
6,538 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%
1,130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
820 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.6%
756 residents
Other ethnic group7%
699 residents
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.2%
4,629 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.1%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.5%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,290 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,780 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.3%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,793 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54%
5,370 residents
Good health29%
2,882 residents
Fair health11%
1,089 residents
Bad health4.5%
447 residents
Very bad health1.5%
151 residents
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
8,207 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,732 residents
Islington North & Canonbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
2,194 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,402 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
739 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
250 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Islington North & Canonbury West · 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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