Social housing in Islington
40.2% of households in Islington are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is well above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Islington?
Islington ranks 2nd of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 96,490 households, 38,785 are social homes (40.2%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Islington compare with the UK average?
At +22.7 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Islington sits well above the national level. It is among the highest shares in the country.
Islington at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Islington.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Islington has 73 schools — 67 state-funded and 6 independent. That includes 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Of the 26 with a published Ofsted grade, 96% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 127 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Islington, offering about 4,792 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Islington sits in decile 4 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 23% of its 126 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £9,186 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore Islington
See Islington through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).