Hilldrop

Islington · London · population 8,794 · 5 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,571 of 6,856 in England
  • #846 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 23 in Islington
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,683
Median age (est.)34
Density14,966per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above48%
No car or van68%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 15%25–44 39%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 48%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 48%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 18%Other: 17%
One person 37%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 18%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 20% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional20%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 9%Black: 16%Mixed: 9%Other: 9%
White 57%Asian 9%Black 16%Mixed 9%Other 9%

Religion & identity

No religion 38% · Christian 35% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

Hilldrop is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,571 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (45) and lowest on Income (14). Typical homes here sold for about £530,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 47 sales), 17% below the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,650 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 14 · #5,907
Employment 16 · #5,777
Education 45 · #3,741
Health 20 · #5,516
Crime 28 · #4,947
Housing & access 33 · #4,591
Living environment 19 · #5,551

House prices ?

£530,000median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£530,00047+4.2%+10.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£862,5006-33.7%
Flat£497,50038+4.2%+5.7%
This area£530,000
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)£44,650±£6,497 · #2,164 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,207
Price-to-income ?11.9×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 690 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #3,997 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences257
Theft113
Burglary49
Vehicle crime80
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons43
Drugs74
Robbery19
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 213 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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