Is Lowther Road in London Borough of Islington a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Lowther Road is located in the Holloway ward of the Islington district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.549795, -0.111301
Grid Ref TQ310851
Suburb Lower Holloway
Constituency Islington South and Finsbury
Postcodes N7 8NU, N7 8PX, N7 8SL, N7 8US

House Prices

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

Crime in Lowther Road, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Lowther Road during September 2024.

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 Lowther Road and compared that to the average for the Holloway ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Lowther Road

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

2021 Census for Lowther Road

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

Unemployment in Lowther Road

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.
4.01% of Lowther Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lowther Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lowther Road. The proportion of retirees on Lowther Road is 11.58% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.02% of Lowther Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lowther Road

The proportion of home owners on Lowther Road is 33.02% lower than the national average of 62%. 35.23% of properties in Lowther Road are private rented and 33.52% are social rented.
28.98% of residents of Lowther Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lowther Road residents

The proportion if Lowther Road residents born in the UK is 24.46% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.81% of Lowther Road residents were born outside the UK.
58.19% of Lowther Road residents were born in the UK

Lowther Road Summary

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

Lowther Road 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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