Lower Holloway

Islington · London · population 12,612 · 8 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,372 of 6,856 in England
  • #555 of 1,002 in London
  • #7 of 23 in Islington
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,420
Median age (est.)32
Density15,377per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above63%
No car or van73%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 14%25–44 49%45–64 18%65+ 6%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 34%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 36%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 21% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 14%Black: 11%Mixed: 8%Other: 6%
White 61%Asian 14%Black 11%Mixed 8%Other 6%

Religion & identity

No religion 44% · Christian 32% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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

Lower Holloway is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,372 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (69) and lowest on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £562,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 102 sales), 12% below the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,032 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 123 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 37 · #4,324
Employment 43 · #3,885
Education 69 · #2,130
Health 33 · #4,564
Crime 33 · #4,584
Housing & access 22 · #5,372
Living environment 19 · #5,571

House prices ?

£562,500median (12m) · +1.4% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£562,500102+1.4%+7.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£1,400,0007+45.1%+27.3%
Flat£525,00091-0.9%+5.0%
This area£562,500
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)£54,032±£7,982 · #556 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,359
Price-to-income ?10.4×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 ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

123 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,554 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #5,522 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences429
Theft538
Burglary74
Vehicle crime95
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons148
Drugs103
Robbery66
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 464 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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