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Bunhill · Islington

Bunhill: your neighbourhood

Bunhill electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 44% here, compared with 40% across Islington (4.2 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 33% here, compared with 31% across Islington (1.8 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 12.5% here, compared with 13.8% across Islington (1.3 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

984 out of 11,165.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

569 out of 11,164.

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People counted in the census

11,164

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

11,164 out of 11,164.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

55.4%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

5,346 out of 9,643.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

51.1%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,588 out of 5,069.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,015 out of 5,069.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.7%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,447 out of 9,645.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.5%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,646 out of 9,645.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

415 out of 9,645.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,205 out of 9,643.

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Homes rented privately

33%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,672 out of 5,069.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

849 out of 9,645.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

44%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,249 out of 5,069.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Bunhill

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

552 out of 9,645.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bunhill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

3,031 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,871 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bunhill ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 228 mapped crimes in September 2024; 270 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bunhill
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202422838
October 202421737
November 202423135
December 202422834
January 202519633
February 202519635
March 202523436
April 202523639
May 202524648
June 202525465
July 202530150
August 202530461
September 202527947
October 202523342
November 202520336
December 202521232
January 202622436
February 202623842
March 202628531
April 202625435
May 202626145
June 202625836
July 202631442
August 202627039
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bunhill
CategoryMapped crimes
shoplifting772
violent crime505
theft from the person435
other theft400
burglary168
drugs161
vehicle crime135
robbery131
bicycle theft127
public order112
criminal damage arson55
other crime15
possession of weapons15
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Islington →