Electoral wardE05013704
Highbury ward, London Borough of Islington
Highbury is one of 17 electoral wards of Islington London Borough Council (London). At the 2021 Census it had 13,808 residents in 6,014 households — 12,737 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Islington North constituency.
Residents, 202113,808council ward average 12,741
Households6,0142.3 residents per household
Density12,737/ km²about 1.08 km² · London Borough of Islington 14,585
Aged 65+10.7%London Borough of Islington: 9.4% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 767
5–94.4% · 604
10–155.9% · 815
16–193.5% · 477
20–245.8% · 801
25–3425.9% · 3,572
35–4922.7% · 3,135
50–6415.6% · 2,153
65–746.3% · 870
75–843.1% · 429
85+1.3% · 185
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van58.3% · 3,506
1 car or van35.4% · 2,129
2 cars or vans4.8% · 291
3 or more1.5% · 88
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; London Borough of Islington overall: 26.7% owned, 40.2% social rented, 31.2% private rented.
Owned outright17.7% · 1,067
With mortgage20.9% · 1,257
Shared ownership1.2% · 75
Social rented29.6% · 1,779
Private rented30.4% · 1,825
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house1.3% · 78
Semi-detached house4.7% · 281
Terraced house20.8% · 1,249
Purpose-built flat39.9% · 2,400
Converted house30.2% · 1,818
Other conversion1.6% · 95
Above shop / office1.5% · 90
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013704- Constituency
- Islington North
- Region
- London
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
AArsenal6.6% aged 65+ · 29.3% owned13,125FFinsbury Park8.1% aged 65+ · 20.3% owned14,645HHillrise10.8% aged 65+ · 30.4% owned14,970JJunction10.7% aged 65+ · 26.7% owned12,854MMildmay8.1% aged 65+ · 26.1% owned14,266TTollington8.6% aged 65+ · 29.6% owned13,764TTufnell Park10.8% aged 65+ · 32.4% owned12,394
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.