Area insights about EC1Y 8LZ
Income
View »Area of average wealth 6/10
Deprived area
View »Deprivation level 7/10
Professional occupations
View »Low % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 4/10
Residents with degrees
View »Average % of residents are degree-educated or similar 5/10
Crime
View »High crime rate 8/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- Black African 31%
- Main religion
- Christian 44%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 34%
- Main household type
- One-person household 50%
Noise
View »No noise issues identified
Transport
View »Good connectivity to public transport 9/9
Transport stations 31
Amenities within 0.5 miles
View »Food stores 10+
- Waitrose 0.1 milesSupermarket
- Tesco 0.1 milesSupermarket
- Tesco 0.1 milesSupermarket
Schools
View »Primary Schools
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 0.2 miles Good
- City of London Primary Academy, Islington 0.3 miles Outstanding
- The Lyceum 0.3 miles No rating (independent)
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.3 miles Good
- City of London School for Girls 0.3 miles No rating (independent)
- St Paul's Cathedral School 0.7 miles No rating (independent)
Secondary Schools
Air quality
View »Air quality doesn’t meet EU standards
Resident reviews
View »Layla A, Dec 4 2024
It’s a good area, very expensive to live in as all local shops are overpriced in the city. Those have a lot of free events and museums nearby such as the Barbican centre
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rviewer, May 17 2024
The area is busy with an atrocious underground system, but has had some looking after and can be liveable, but not cheap.
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Classification
Social Rented Sector Pockets (Smaller area)
Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.
Social Rented Sector Families with Children (Wider area)
Predominantly located in Inner London, these diverse ethnic communities include many with Black African or Bangladeshi origins. Younger adults, many living with children, predominate, living in flats in the social rented sector.
Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm – few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.
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