Is Beacon Hill in London Borough of Islington a nice place to live?

Beacon Hill is classified by the ONS as Old EU Tech Workers. Beacon Hill is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beacon Hill is located in the Holloway ward of the Islington district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.552279, -0.123762
Grid Ref TQ301853
Suburb Holloway
Constituency Islington South and Finsbury
Postcodes N7 9LY

House Prices

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

Crime in Beacon Hill, Greater London

There were 8 street crime incidents in Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Burglary Under investigation
3 Burglary Under investigation
4 Burglary Under investigation
5 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
6 Drugs Local resolution
7 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
8 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Beacon Hill and compared that to the average for the Holloway ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Beacon Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Holloway ward

Social economic statistics for Beacon Hill

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 Beacon Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Beacon Hill are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Beacon Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Beacon Hill are in the top 30% 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 Beacon Hill are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Beacon Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Beacon Hill are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Beacon Hill

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

Unemployment in Beacon Hill

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.
4.44% of Beacon Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beacon Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beacon Hill. The proportion of retirees on Beacon Hill is 6.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12% of Beacon Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beacon Hill

The proportion of home owners on Beacon Hill is 14.94% lower than the national average of 62%. 29.41% of properties in Beacon Hill are private rented and 23.53% are social rented.
47.06% of residents of Beacon Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Beacon Hill residents

The proportion if Beacon Hill residents born in the UK is 19.19% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.54% of Beacon Hill residents were born outside the UK.
63.46% of Beacon Hill residents were born in the UK

Beacon Hill Summary

With house prices in Beacon Hill less than the average for Greater London and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Beacon Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Beacon Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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