Islington East & Arlington

Islington · London · population 8,992 · 5 LSOAs

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

27Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,009 of 6,856 in England
  • #705 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 23 in Islington
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,927
Median age (est.)34
Density17,862per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above54%
No car or van69%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 42%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 10%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 46%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 10%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 46%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Elementary7%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 8%Black: 12%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 67%Asian 8%Black 12%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 38% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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

Islington East & Arlington is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,009 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (68) and lowest on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £657,500 over the past year, down 15% across five years (from 103 sales), in line with the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,673 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 87 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 22 · #5,318
Employment 25 · #5,153
Education 48 · #3,590
Health 22 · #5,324
Crime 22 · #5,324
Housing & access 68 · #2,164
Living environment 19 · #5,564

House prices ?

£657,500median (12m) · -15.2% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£657,500103-15.2%-15.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£1,415,50022-11.1%+8.9%
Flat£575,00078-8.8%-3.6%
This area£657,500
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)£52,673±£7,773 · #706 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,692
Price-to-income ?12.5×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 ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 782 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #4,407 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences242
Theft226
Burglary52
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons57
Drugs41
Robbery33
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 205 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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