Electoral wardE05013698
Barnsbury ward, London Borough of Islington
Barnsbury is one of 17 electoral wards of Islington London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,710 residents in 5,554 households — 13,010 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Islington South and Finsbury constituency.
Residents, 202111,710council ward average 12,741
Households5,5542.11 residents per household
Density13,010/ km²about 0.90 km² · London Borough of Islington 14,585
Aged 65+11.9%London Borough of Islington: 9.4% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 568
5–93.9% · 460
10–154.9% · 578
16–193.0% · 352
20–247.2% · 844
25–3426.9% · 3,147
35–4921.1% · 2,472
50–6416.2% · 1,895
65–746.9% · 806
75–843.9% · 462
85+1.1% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van63.6% · 3,533
1 car or van31.3% · 1,738
2 cars or vans4.6% · 255
3 or more0.5% · 28
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Islington overall: 26.7% owned, 40.2% social rented, 31.2% private rented.
Owned outright15.4% · 855
With mortgage15.4% · 856
Shared ownership1.2% · 67
Social rented34.9% · 1,936
Private rented33.0% · 1,834
Lives rent free0.1% · 6
Type of home
Detached house0.9% · 49
Semi-detached house2.9% · 160
Terraced house17.7% · 983
Purpose-built flat48.1% · 2,673
Converted house25.9% · 1,441
Other conversion2.8% · 156
Above shop / office1.6% · 89
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013698- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
BBunhill8.8% aged 65+ · 20.8% owned11,164CCaledonian8.8% aged 65+ · 16.9% owned11,580CCanonbury10.3% aged 65+ · 27.0% owned12,666CClerkenwell9.1% aged 65+ · 25.8% owned10,954HHolloway8.5% aged 65+ · 22.0% owned12,737LLaycock9.7% aged 65+ · 23.3% owned12,442SSt Mary's & St James'9.7% aged 65+ · 27.0% owned11,888SSt Peter's & Canalside8.4% aged 65+ · 23.2% owned11,622
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.