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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000572

Barnsbury West

Barnsbury West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,603 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
8,603

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

18,765.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

69.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.8%

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.

Haggerston East, Hackney9,922 residents · 18.8% owned · 65.8% no carSouth Bermondsey East, Southwark6,823 residents · 17.0% owned · 63.4% no carChalk Farm, Camden8,488 residents · 24.9% owned · 64.6% no carSouth Bermondsey West, Southwark8,499 residents · 15.0% owned · 66.0% no carAmhurst Road & Pembury Estate, Hackney11,512 residents · 17.8% owned · 67.3% no carEuston, Camden7,180 residents · 11.8% owned · 72.3% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Caledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no carHilldrop, Islington8,682 residents · 22.4% owned · 68.0% no carFinsbury Park West, Islington9,434 residents · 14.6% owned · 70.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnsbury West

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

Tenure

Social rented60.9%
2,147 households
Private rented24.2%
854 households
Owned13.2%
464 households
Shared ownership1.3%
46 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement81.9%
2,887 households
Terraced7.2%
255 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.8%
204 households
Semi-detached1.8%
65 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
38 households
Detached1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household69.5%
2,450 households
1 car or van in household26.6%
938 households
2 cars or vans in household3.4%
120 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.4%
15 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.4%
1,248 households
1 bedroom29.1%
1,026 households
3 bedrooms24.8%
875 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
374 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.7%
1,717 households
One-person household33.5%
1,181 households
Other household types17.8%
626 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.5%
1,181 households
2 people in household27.6%
973 households
3 people in household17%
599 households
4 people in household11.8%
415 households
5 people in household5.7%
202 households
6 people in household2.5%
89 households
7 people in household1.3%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,347 residents
15–2930%
2,579 residents
30–4423.3%
2,003 residents
45–6421.1%
1,817 residents
65 and over10%
857 residents
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White49.7%
4,272 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African18.1%
1,561 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.6%
1,344 residents
Other ethnic group8.8%
761 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.7%
666 residents
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.8%
3,062 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,402 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.2%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
4,047 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,738 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.1%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,317 residents
Good health30.7%
2,645 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,066 residents
Bad health5.1%
438 residents
Very bad health1.6%
136 residents
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
7,035 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,567 residents
Barnsbury West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.5%
1,285 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
735 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
331 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Barnsbury 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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