City Profile • Local Authority

Islington

Islington is a local authority district comprising 17 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £837k, reflecting a upward trend of 2.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (164 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

220,373
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

17 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Islington authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English39.8%
White: Other White18.7%
African8.3%
Any other ethnic group5.7%
Caribbean3.4%
White: Irish3.3%

Age Profile

25-29 years13.3%
30-34 years12.6%
35-39 years8.8%
20-24 years8.5%
40-44 years6.8%
50-54 years5.9%

Top Occupations

Professional34.2%
Associate professional19.9%
Managers and directors15.1%
Administrative and secretarial6.4%
Elementary occupations6.3%
Caring and leisure5.9%

Housing Tenure

Private rented: Landlord29.1%
Social rented: Council24.9%
Social rented: Other15.3%
Owned: Mortgage15.1%
Owned: Outright11.6%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

health10/10
safety1/10
transit4/10
investment10/10