Is Baldwin Street in London Borough of Islington a nice place to live?

Baldwin Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Baldwin Street has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Baldwin Street is located in the Bunhill ward of the Islington district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.526729, -0.088497
Grid Ref TQ327826
Suburb Finsbury
Constituency Islington South and Finsbury

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Baldwin Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Baldwin Street, Greater London

There were 2 street crime incidents in Baldwin Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Baldwin Street
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Theft From The Person Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Baldwin Street and compared that to the average for the Bunhill ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Baldwin Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bunhill ward

Social economic statistics for Baldwin Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Baldwin Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Baldwin Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Baldwin Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Baldwin Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Baldwin Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Baldwin Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Baldwin Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Baldwin Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Baldwin Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Baldwin Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Baldwin Street.

Unemployment in Baldwin Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.36% of Baldwin Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Baldwin Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Baldwin Street. The proportion of retirees on Baldwin Street is 9.64% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.96% of Baldwin Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Baldwin Street

The proportion of home owners on Baldwin Street is 32.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 49.04% of properties in Baldwin Street are private rented and 19.23% are social rented.
29.81% of residents of Baldwin Street own their home

Country of Birth of Baldwin Street residents

The proportion if Baldwin Street residents born in the UK is 42.65% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 60% of Baldwin Street residents were born outside the UK.
40% of Baldwin Street residents were born in the UK

Baldwin Street Summary

Baldwin Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Baldwin Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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