Islington North & Canonbury West

Islington · London · population 9,971 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,379 of 6,856 in England
  • #798 of 1,002 in London
  • #19 of 23 in Islington
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,939
Median age (est.)35
Density14,190per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above56%
No car or van66%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 39%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 47%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 47%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 8%Black: 11%Mixed: 8%Other: 7%
White 66%Asian 8%Black 11%Mixed 8%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 37% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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 North & Canonbury West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,379 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (55) and lowest on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £710,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 105 sales), 11% above the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £53,021 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 137 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 20 · #5,482
Employment 19 · #5,557
Education 55 · #3,110
Health 30 · #4,776
Crime 23 · #5,249
Housing & access 38 · #4,221
Living environment 9 · #6,243

House prices ?

£710,000median (12m) · -3.5% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£710,000105-3.5%+6.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£1,725,00017+3.9%+15.0%
Flat£641,25084+2.6%+27.1%
This area£710,000
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)£53,021±£7,826 · #668 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,780
Price-to-income ?13.4×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 ?

2Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

137 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,364 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #5,751 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences376
Theft566
Burglary76
Vehicle crime68
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons83
Drugs69
Robbery57
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 305 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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