Wharton Street, London Borough of Islington, Greater London

Wharton Street is classified by the ONS as Established Tech Workers. Wharton Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wharton Street is located in the Clerkenwell ward of the Islington district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.527924, -0.114556
Grid Ref TQ308826
Suburb King's Cross
Constituency Islington South and Finsbury

House Prices

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

Crime in Wharton Street, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Wharton 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 Wharton Street
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs 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 Wharton Street and compared that to the average for the Clerkenwell ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Wharton 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 Wharton Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wharton 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 Wharton Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wharton 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 Wharton Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wharton Street are in the top 20% 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 Wharton Street 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 Wharton Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wharton Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wharton Street

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

Unemployment in Wharton 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.
3.35% of Wharton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wharton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wharton Street. The proportion of retirees on Wharton Street is 1.86% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.74% of Wharton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wharton Street

The proportion of home owners on Wharton Street is 12.79% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.78% of properties in Wharton Street are private rented and 23.02% are social rented.
49.21% of residents of Wharton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Wharton Street residents

The proportion if Wharton Street residents born in the UK is 6.18% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 23.53% of Wharton Street residents were born outside the UK.
76.47% of Wharton Street residents were born in the UK

Wharton Street Summary

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

Wharton Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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