Barnsbury West

Islington · London · population 8,962 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,441 of 6,856 in England
  • #813 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 23 in Islington
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,603
Median age (est.)32
Density18,765per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above43%
No car or van70%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 18%25–44 35%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 6%Mortgage/shared: 9%Social rent: 61%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 6%Mortgage/shared 9%Social rent 61%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 19%Other: 22%
One person 34%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 19%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 10%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 16%Black: 18%Mixed: 8%Other: 9%
White 50%Asian 16%Black 18%Mixed 8%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 31% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 43%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barnsbury West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,441 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (38) and lowest on Income (14). Typical homes here sold for about £485,000 over the past year, down 8% across five years (from 37 sales), 24% below the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,986 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 104 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 14 · #5,921
Employment 21 · #5,434
Education 38 · #4,282
Health 24 · #5,174
Crime 33 · #4,584
Housing & access 24 · #5,194
Living environment 20 · #5,455

House prices ?

£485,000median (12m) · -6.3% yr · n=37
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£485,00037-6.3%-8.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£1,128,0005
Flat£475,00032-7.3%-9.5%
This area£485,000
Islington£640,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,986±£6,150 · #2,590 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,952
Price-to-income ?11.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

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Recorded crime ?

104 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 934 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #5,057 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences296
Theft293
Burglary39
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons82
Drugs80
Robbery31
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 241 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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