Tufnell Park East

Islington · London · population 7,337 · 4 LSOAs

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

56Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,014 of 6,856 in England
  • #316 of 1,002 in London
  • #1 of 23 in Islington
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,389
Median age (est.)36
Density12,041per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above66%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 12%25–44 38%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 24%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 23% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional23%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure4%
Elementary4%
Skilled trades4%
Sales & customer service3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 6%Black: 8%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 73%Asian 6%Black 8%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 30% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

Tufnell Park East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,014 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 23 in Islington. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (97) but weak on Living environment (9). Typical homes here sold for about £682,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 79 sales), 7% above the wider Islington median of £640,000. Typical household take-home income is around £60,218 a year, among England's highest. 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 60 · #2,706
Employment 56 · #3,049
Education 97 · #204
Health 59 · #2,781
Crime 37 · #4,296
Housing & access 41 · #4,029
Living environment 9 · #6,229

House prices ?

£682,000median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£682,00079+5.9%+3.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£1,600,00013-16.6%+5.6%
Flat£630,00062+14.5%+6.8%
This area£682,000
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)£60,218±£8,744 · #179 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,579
Price-to-income ?11.3×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 ?

87 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 638 offences
Islington143
London102
England83

Rank #4,406 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences157
Theft148
Burglary36
Vehicle crime97
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons60
Drugs51
Robbery16
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 263 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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