Tollington

Islington · London · population 11,468 · 6 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,057 of 6,856 in England
  • #717 of 1,002 in London
  • #15 of 23 in Islington
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,392
Median age (est.)33
Density17,511per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above59%
No car or van65%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 13%25–44 44%45–64 20%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 11%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 11%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 31%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 35%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Associate professional 22% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Associate professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary6%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 11%Black: 13%Mixed: 7%Other: 7%
White 62%Asian 11%Black 13%Mixed 7%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 32% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

Tollington is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,057 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 23 in Islington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (65) and lowest on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £605,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 106 sales), 5% below the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,197 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 118 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 28 · #4,906
Employment 34 · #4,529
Education 65 · #2,384
Health 27 · #5,002
Crime 16 · #5,729
Housing & access 13 · #5,941
Living environment 12 · #5,996

House prices ?

£605,500median (12m) · +14.6% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£605,500106+14.6%+23.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£1,155,00020+7.9%+23.5%
Flat£488,00086-0.4%+2.2%
This area£605,500
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)£52,197±£7,501 · #762 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,525
Price-to-income ?11.6×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

118 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,355 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #5,413 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences375
Theft377
Burglary107
Vehicle crime113
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons119
Drugs117
Robbery67
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 655 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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