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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000576

Old Street & St Luke's

Old Street & St Luke's is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,673 residents in Islington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Islington
10,673

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,949

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14,117.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

77.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.4%

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.

Hoxton North & West, Hackney8,862 residents · 19.3% owned · 71.4% no carHoxton South & East, Hackney7,332 residents · 17.2% owned · 78.6% no carLondon Bridge & Bermondsey West, Southwark10,788 residents · 19.6% owned · 69.6% no carMillbank, Westminster8,724 residents · 25.4% owned · 70.6% no carCanada Water, Southwark10,223 residents · 18.3% owned · 67.1% no carSouthwark St George's, Southwark9,276 residents · 22.2% owned · 73.3% no car

Most similar within Islington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Clerkenwell, Islington11,313 residents · 23.4% owned · 75.1% no carCaledonian Road, Islington11,342 residents · 17.8% owned · 69.9% no carPentonville, Islington7,833 residents · 24.8% owned · 72.7% no carIslington East & Arlington, Islington8,922 residents · 25.1% owned · 68.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Street & St Luke's

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

Tenure

Social rented52.2%
2,581 households
Private rented28.3%
1,403 households
Owned16.6%
822 households
Shared ownership2.6%
129 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement90%
4,455 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.8%
285 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
76 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
52 households
Terraced1%
49 households
Semi-detached0.3%
17 households
Detached0.3%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household77.6%
3,842 households
1 car or van in household20.1%
997 households
2 cars or vans in household2.1%
104 households
3 or more cars or vans in household0.2%
9 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.3%
2,195 households
1 bedroom35.1%
1,740 households
3 bedrooms16.8%
831 households
4 or more bedrooms3.8%
187 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.1%
2,432 households
One-person household38.9%
1,927 households
Other household types12%
597 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,925 households
2 people in household34.1%
1,690 households
3 people in household14.5%
718 households
4 people in household8%
394 households
5 people in household3%
150 households
6 people in household1%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,608 residents
15–2930.5%
3,251 residents
30–4425.8%
2,756 residents
45–6420%
2,132 residents
65 and over8.7%
925 residents
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White56.4%
6,017 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.2%
1,622 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%
1,380 residents
Other ethnic group9.2%
977 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
679 residents
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.4%
4,618 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.9%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.3%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
5,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
3,215 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
2,041 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
5,698 residents
Good health30.7%
3,271 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,079 residents
Bad health4.3%
463 residents
Very bad health1.5%
161 residents
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,938 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,735 residents
Old Street & St Luke's · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
2,254 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,586 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
814 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
268 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
31 households
Old Street & St Luke's · 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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