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Electoral wardE05013699

Bunhill ward, London Borough of Islington

Bunhill is one of 17 electoral wards of Islington London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 11,164 residents in 5,069 households — 13,207 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Islington South and Finsbury constituency.

Residents, 202111,164council ward average 12,741
Households5,0692.2 residents per household
Density13,207/ km²about 0.85 km² · London Borough of Islington 14,585
Aged 65+8.8%London Borough of Islington: 9.4% · under 16: 13.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 504
5–94.4% · 487
10–154.7% · 530
16–195.7% · 636
20–2412.9% · 1,438
25–3425.5% · 2,846
35–4920.1% · 2,245
50–6413.4% · 1,495
65–745.1% · 571
75–842.5% · 274
85+1.2% · 139

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van77.1% · 3,909
1 car or van20.4% · 1,035
2 cars or vans2.3% · 117
3 or more0.1% · 6
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; London Borough of Islington overall: 26.7% owned, 40.2% social rented, 31.2% private rented.

Owned outright8.7% · 439
With mortgage12.1% · 613
Shared ownership1.6% · 82
Social rented44.4% · 2,249
Private rented33.0% · 1,672
Lives rent free0.3% · 14

Type of home

Detached house0.4% · 18
Semi-detached house0.5% · 26
Terraced house1.2% · 60
Purpose-built flat86.5% · 4,387
Converted house1.6% · 81
Other conversion7.3% · 371
Above shop / office2.4% · 124
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
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.