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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000573

Angel

Angel is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,313 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
10,313

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,920

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,250.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

68.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

65.9%

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.

Fulham Broadway, Hammersmith and Fulham8,657 residents · 29.3% owned · 61.3% no carWest Hampstead, Camden9,082 residents · 29.3% owned · 62.9% no carRavenscourt Park South, Hammersmith and Fulham6,189 residents · 36.4% owned · 54.3% no carClapham Old Town, Lambeth7,538 residents · 37.0% owned · 57.6% no carLondon Fields & Mare Street, Hackney10,418 residents · 24.6% owned · 67.7% no carVauxhall South, Lambeth12,520 residents · 24.5% owned · 72.8% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highbury Fields, Islington8,556 residents · 36.6% owned · 60.4% no carBarnsbury East, Islington8,283 residents · 37.5% owned · 60.1% no carLower Holloway, Islington12,420 residents · 23.9% owned · 72.6% no carGillespie Road, Islington9,582 residents · 38.3% owned · 58.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Angel

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

Tenure

Private rented36.6%
1,799 households
Owned30.7%
1,508 households
Social rented29.1%
1,433 households
Shared ownership3.6%
178 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement47.6%
2,342 households
Terraced21.7%
1,065 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits19.8%
972 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.1%
200 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.5%
174 households
Semi-detached2.3%
112 households
Detached1%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household68.3%
3,360 households
1 car or van in household27.4%
1,351 households
2 cars or vans in household3.8%
188 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%
23 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.1%
1,776 households
1 bedroom33.9%
1,669 households
3 bedrooms19.3%
948 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
528 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.8%
2,500 households
One-person household37.8%
1,861 households
Other household types11.4%
561 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,875 households
1 person in household37.8%
1,861 households
3 people in household13%
642 households
4 people in household7.2%
355 households
5 people in household1.8%
90 households
6 people in household0.7%
36 households
7 people in household0.7%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
1,218 residents
15–2928.8%
2,970 residents
30–4429.6%
3,054 residents
45–6420%
2,063 residents
65 and over9.8%
1,008 residents
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70%
7,223 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%
1,102 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.2%
846 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%
681 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
461 residents
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above65.9%
5,949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11%
994 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.8%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications5.8%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
6,188 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.6%
2,581 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations34.4%
3,108 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
2,067 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.9%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.2%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.3%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.3%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.3%
6,223 residents
Good health25.8%
2,665 residents
Fair health9.1%
937 residents
Bad health3.5%
362 residents
Very bad health1.2%
127 residents
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
8,866 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,447 residents
Angel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.9%
2,948 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.6%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
512 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Angel · 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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