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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000571

Islington East & Arlington

Islington East & Arlington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,922 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,922

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,122

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17,861.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.3%

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.

Hammersmith Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,267 residents · 21.9% owned · 67.8% no carDe Beauvoir, Hackney7,614 residents · 28.0% owned · 62.1% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carBattersea Latchmere, Wandsworth7,900 residents · 28.6% owned · 59.0% no carCamden Road South, Camden7,879 residents · 26.7% owned · 66.7% no carStoke Newington South, Hackney11,090 residents · 27.8% owned · 67.4% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Islington North & Canonbury West, Islington9,939 residents · 25.4% owned · 65.6% no carHighbury, Islington7,865 residents · 34.2% owned · 60.6% no carArchway West, Islington8,782 residents · 23.4% owned · 67.6% no carNewington Green, Islington8,542 residents · 23.1% owned · 65.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Islington East & Arlington

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

Tenure

Social rented45.8%
1,888 households
Private rented27.6%
1,139 households
Owned25.1%
1,035 households
Shared ownership1.1%
45 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement62.8%
2,588 households
Terraced16.4%
677 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.9%
450 households
Semi-detached4.6%
189 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
114 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
57 households
Detached1%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68.8%
2,836 households
1 car or van in household27.4%
1,130 households
2 cars or vans in household3.3%
138 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
18 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.7%
1,677 households
1 bedroom31.7%
1,307 households
3 bedrooms20.1%
828 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
310 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.4%
2,118 households
One-person household36.8%
1,517 households
Other household types11.8%
487 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,517 households
2 people in household33.9%
1,396 households
3 people in household14.4%
593 households
4 people in household9.5%
393 households
5 people in household3.9%
159 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,338 residents
15–2924.5%
2,184 residents
30–4429.2%
2,604 residents
45–6422.1%
1,971 residents
65 and over9.3%
830 residents
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.9%
5,970 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.7%
1,046 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.1%
720 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
683 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
504 residents
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.3%
4,075 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.9%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.1%
4,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
2,471 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,985 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.3%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.5%
4,956 residents
Good health28.1%
2,509 residents
Fair health10.5%
936 residents
Bad health4.3%
386 residents
Very bad health1.5%
135 residents
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
7,506 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,416 residents
Islington East & Arlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
2,068 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
1,185 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
596 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Islington East & Arlington · 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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