Holloway Ward Profile

www.islington.gov.uk
Holloway Ward Profile
2011
Contents
This pack contains some facts and figures about Holloway ward and its residents, together
with other information which may be useful for councillors and ward partnerships.
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Map of Holloway ward
.2
 Services and local organisations in Holloway
.4
 Community Centres
.7
KEY FACTS & FIGURES
 Demographics
.9
 Deprivation
.13
 Children & Young People
.18
 Crime
.24
 Health
.26
 Housing
.30
 Income
.33
 Worklessness
.35
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Services and Local Organisations
Registered Social Landlords
Registered provider
Address
Telephone number
Barnsbury Housing
Association
Circle 33, subsidiary
of Circle Anglia
60 Morland Mews, Islington,
N1 1HN
1-7 Corsica Street, London,
N5 1JG
T - 0207 607 7000 F – 0207 607 8710
W – www.barnsbury.org
T – 0800 073 0417 or 0207 447 3100 M
– 0207 447 4007 W –
www.circleanglia.org
Community Housing
Association, Part of
One Housing Group
Family Mosaic
100 Chalk Farm Road,
London, NW1 8EH
T - 0300 123 99 66
77 Muswell Hill, London,
N10 3PJ
65 Roman Way, London,
N7 8TU
T – 020 7089 1000
Hyde Northside
Homes
T - 0800 389 6646 F – 0207 700 1356 E
– info.hnh@hyde-housing.co.uk W –
www.hyde-housing.co.uk
T – 0207 226 3753 E – isha@isha.co.uk
W – www.isha.co.uk
Islington and
Shoreditch Housing
Association
102 Blackstock Road,
London, N4 2DR
Islington Council
(Homes for Islington)
Highbury House, 5
T - 0208 694 3344 F – 0207 527 5440 E
Highbury Crescent, London, – repairs@homesforislington.org.uk
N5 1RN
W– www.homesforislington.org.uk
Newlon Housing Trust
Newlon House, 204 Hoxton
Street London, N1 5LH
Peabody
45 Westminster Bridge Rd,
London, SE1 7JB
Fleet House 59 - 61
Clerkenwell Road, London,
EC1M 5LA
Southern Housing
Group
T - 0207 7613 8000 E –
info@newlon.org.uk W –
www.newlon.org.uk
T - 0207 7021 4444 W –
www.peabody.org.uk
T – 0300 303 1771 E –
service.centre@shgroup.org.uk Typetalk
(text user) – 18001 Typetalk (hearing
user) – 18002 W –
southernhousinggroup.co.uk
Housing Office
Hyde Housing
65 Roman Way, London
N7 8UT
T – 020 7697 2370
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Community Centres
Ringcross Community
Centre
Goodinge Community
Centre
60 Lough Road, London N7
8RH
North Road, London N7
9EX
T – 020 7697 2385
164 Mackenzie Road,
London N7 8SE
T – 020 7697 7330
E - info@paradiseparkcc.org.uk
T – 07984 434345
Children’s Centre
Paradise Park
Children’s Centre
Education and lifelong learning
Hungerford Primary
School and Children's
Centre
Sacred Heart Roman
Catholic Primary
School
The Bridge School Primary Department
The Gower School
Hungerford Road, London
N7 9LF
T-
020 7607 4187
68 Georges Road, London
N7 8JN
T - 020 7607 3407
251 Hungerford Road,
London
N7 9LD
18 North Road, London
N7 9EY
T - 020 7619 1000
E - admin@thebridge.islington.sch.uk
Goodinge Close,
20 North Road, London
N7 9EW
T – 020 3316 8601
T – 020 7700 2445
Health
Goodinge Health
Centre
Community Safety
Safer Neighbourhood Team
Sgt Paul Bristo
PC Jason Burton
Holloway Team
Islington Police Station,
2 Tolpuddle Street, N1 0YY
T – 020 7421 0362
E - holloway.snt@met.police.uk
West MAGPI
Neighbourhood Office
T - 020 7527 4200
MAGPI Co-ordinator
Stephanie GarnerWinship
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Police Station
Holloway Police
Station
284 Hornsey Road, London
N7 7QY
T - 0300 123 1212
E - NIMailbox-.P&R@met.police.uk
278 Upper Street, London
N1 2TZ
T - 020 8555 1200 ext 59163
E - islingtongroup@london-fire.gov.uk
Fire Station
Islington Fire Station
Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
Arts
Angel Shed Theatre
Company
Islington Arts Factory
Ltd
Creative Islington
City and Islington College,
444 Camden Road, London
N7 0SP
2 Parkhurst Road, London
N7 0SF
c/o The Pleasance Theatre,
Carpenters Mews, London
N7 9EF
T - 07910 822412
E - info@angelshedtheatre.org.uk
T – 020 7607 0561
E -info@islingtonartsfactory.org
T - 020 7863 8092
E - katy@creativeislington.com
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Community Centres
Holly Hall
Hall Community
Community Centre
Centre
Holly
New Orleans
Orleans Community
Community Centre
Centre
New
Hornsey Lane
Lane Community
Community Centre
Centre
Hornsey
HRA
Ivy Hall
Hall
Ivy
Hillrise
Hillrise
Islington Council - General Fund
The
The Laundry
Laundry
Caxton
Caxton House
House
Non-Council
Elthorne
Elthorne Club
Club Room
Room Community
Community Centre
Centre
St
St Johns
Johns Community
Community Centre
Centre
Wards
Tollington
Tollington
Elthorne
Elthorne Learning
Learning Centre
Centre
Girdlestone
Girdlestone Estate
Estate Community
Community Centre
Centre
Durham
Durham Road
Road Community
Community Room
Room
Estates
Harry
Harry Rice
Rice Community
Community Centre
Centre
Andover
Andover Community
Community Centre
Centre
Hargrave
Hargrave Hall
Hall
Finsbury
Finsbury Park
Park
Junction
Junction
Wedmore
Wedmore Estate
Estate Tenants
Tenants Association
Association
Whittington
Whittington Park
Park Community
Community Centre
Centre
Elizabeth
Elizabeth House
House
Bennett
Bennett Court
Court Community
Community Centre
Centre
Birchmore
Birchmore Hall
Hall
Stephens
Stephens Ink
Ink Community
Community Centre
Centre
Holloway
Holloway Neighbourhood
Neighbourhood Group
Group
Aubert
Aubert Community
Community Centre
Centre
Williamson
Williamson Street
Street Community
Community Centre
Centre
Highbury West
West
Highbury
Chesnuts
Chesnuts Community
Community Centre
Centre
St.
St. George's
George's
Lorraine
Lorraine Estate
Estate Community
Community Centre
Centre
Whitby
Whitby Court
Court Community
Community Centre
Centre
Highbury
Highbury East
East
Walnut
Walnut Tree
Tree
Brecknock
Brecknock Estate
Estate TRA
TRA Flat
Flat
Hilldrop
Hilldrop Community
Community Centre
Centre
Holloway
Holloway
Mildmay
Mildmay
Highbury
Highbury Round
Round House
House
Mayville
Mayville Community
Community Centre
Centre
Pitfield
Pitfield House
House TRA
TRA Flat
Flat
Ringcross
Ringcross community
community centre
centre
Mersey
Mersey Estate
Estate Tenants
Tenants Asssociation
Asssociation
Tealby
Tealby Court
Court Community
Community Centre
Centre
Hawthorne
Hawthorne Close
Close
Tenants
Tenants Association
Association
Goodinge
Goodinge Community
Community Centre
Centre
Westbourne
Westbourne Community
Community Centre
Centre
Turkish
Turkish Education
Education Group
Group
Caledonian
Caledonian Estate
Estate Hall
Hall
Nailour
Nailour Hall
Hall
Charlie
Charlie Adams
Adams Community
Community Flat
Flat
Canonbury
Canonbury
Thornhill
Thornhill House
House Tenants
Tenants Association
Association
Walter
Walter Sickert
Sickert Community
Community Centre
Centre
St. Mary's
Mary's
St.
Bentham
Bentham Court
Court Community
Community
Centre
Centre
Sebbon
Sebbon Street
Street
Community
Community Centre
Centre
Almorah
Almorah Community
Community Centre
Centre
Jean
Jean Stokes
Stokes Community
Community Centre
Centre
Caledonian
Caledonian
St.
St. Mary's
Mary's
Barnsbury
Barnsbury
Lewis
Lewis Carroll
Carroll Library
Library centre
centre
Cally
Cally Resource
Resource Centre
Centre
Popham
Popham Estate
Estate Community
Community Centre
Centre
Providence
Providence Place
Place Community
Community Centre
Centre
Royal
Royal Free
Free Square
Square Community
Community Centre
Centre
Barnsbury
Barnsbury Community
Community Centre
Centre
York
York Way
Way Community
Community Centre
Centre
St.
St. Peter's
Peter's
Packington
Packington
Square
Square
community
community
flat
flat
Packington
Packington
Square
Square
community
community
flat
flat
11 22
Half
Half Moon
Moon Crescent
Crescent Community
Community Centre
Centre
Chalbury Walk
Walk community
community centre
centre
The
The Old
Old Laundry
Laundry Chalbury
Islington
Islington Bangladeshi
Bangladeshi Assocation
Assocation
Hugh
Hugh Cubitt
Cubitt Centre
Centre
Weston
Weston Rise
Rise Community
Community Centre
Centre
Peel
Peel Centre
Centre
Peregrine
Peregrine Tenants
Tenants Hall
Hall
Earlstoke
Earlstoke Estate
Estate Tenants
Tenants Hall
Hall
Rahere
Rahere House
House Community
Community
Centre/Kings
Centre/Kings Square
Square Estate
Estate
Gambier
Gambier Hall/Betty
Hall/Betty Brunker
Brunker Hall
Hall
Brunswick
Brunswick Estate
Estate Community
Community Room
Room
Menard
Menard Hall
Hall
Margery
Margery Street
Street Community
Community Centre
Centre
St.
St. Lukes
Lukes Community
Community
St
St Lukes
Lukes TRA
TRA Flat
Flat
Centre
Centre
Charles
Charles Rowan
Rowan House
House -- TRA
TRA flat
flat Finsbury
Finsbury Unity
Unity Room
Room Community
Community Centre
Centre
Bath
Bath Street
Street
Tompian
Tompian Community
Community Centre
Centre
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Vibast
Vibast Community
Community Centre
Centre
Wenlake
Wenlake TA
TA Flat
Flat
Bunhill
Bunhill
This map is reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping
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Office © Crown copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may
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London Borough of Islington
LA100021551
2010
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Demographics
Holloway has an estimated population of 17,000 which accounts for 8% of the total
population of Islington.
Predicted population for 2011 – by ward
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Source: GLA, 2009 London Plan Projections
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Area
ISLINGTON
Barnsbury
Bunhill
Caledonian
Canonbury
Clerkenwell
Finsbury Park
Highbury East
People
208,750
12,100
12,150
14,050
11,000
10,950
14,250
12,550
Males
101,800
5,850
6,350
7,950
4,900
5,150
7,050
6,150
Females
106,950
6,250
5,850
6,100
6,050
5,750
7,150
6,400
Highbury West
16,700
8,300
8,400
Hillrise
Holloway
Junction
Mildmay
St. George's
St. Mary's
St. Peter's
12,200
17,000
12,100
12,750
12,250
12,200
13,050
5,450
7,800
5,850
6,100
5,550
5,900
6,800
6,750
9,150
6,300
6,650
6,700
6,250
6,250
Tollington
13,550
6,650
6,950
Source: GLA, 2009 London Plan Projections
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Predicted population for Islington in 2011
The population pyramid shows the predicted population for Holloway in 2011 by age and
gender. The largest group of people are in their 20s and 30s.
90+
8 0 -8 4
70 -74
6 0 -6 4
50 -54
4 0 -4 4
3 0 -3 4
2 0 -2 4
10 -14
0 -4
1,75
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1,50 1,25
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0
1,00
0
750
500
250
0
250
500
750
Numbe r of Pe ople
1,00
0
1,25 1,50
0
0
Males
Females
Source: GLA, 2009 London Plan Projections
16.0%
12.0%
8.0%
4.0%
+
90
-8 9
85
-8 4
80
-7 9
75
-7 4
70
-6 9
65
-6 4
60
-5 9
55
-5 4
50
-4 9
45
-4 4
40
-3 9
35
-3 4
30
-2 9
25
-2 4
20
-1 9
15
-1 4
10
5- 1
0
0.0%
0- 4
% of total population
Population Age Structure for Holloway and Islington, 2011
Age Group
Source: GLA, 2009 London Plan Projections
Holloway
Islington
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Ethnic Composition of Holloway
Asian or British
Asian
5%
Black or British
Black
12%
Chinese or Other
4%
Mixed
4%
White
75%
White
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British
Chinese or other
Mixed
Holloway
Islington
London
75%
5%
12%
4%
4%
75%
5%
12%
3%
4%
71%
12%
11%
3%
3%
Source: Census, 2001
Religious Affiliation
Christian
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Other
None
Holloway
Islington
London
56.01%
1.22%
1.59%
0.78%
54.21%
1.05%
1%
1.05%
8.11%
0.34%
0.41%
23.72%
58.23%
0.76%
4.07%
2.09%
8.46%
1.45%
0.51%
15.76%
7.61%
0.26%
0.27%
22.19%
Source: Census, 2001
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Household Composition in Holloway
2 or more adults
with no children
Single Person
Households
22%
40%
Lone Parent
Households
10%
2 or more adults
with children
28%
Source: Census, 2001
Average Household size, 2001
Holloway
Islington
London
2.06 people
2.14 people
2.39 people
Source: Census, 2001
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Deprivation
New national and local deprivation data – English Indices of Deprivation 2010 (IMD 2010) has recently been published.
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)1 measures the level of deprivation in each “lower
super output area” (LSOA) in England and ranks each LSOA according to how deprived it
is compared to the others – with 1 being the highest (most deprived) and 32,482 being the
least deprived in the country.
The maps on the following pages show the overall deprivation across Islington, together
with maps for income deprivation (older people and children) to give an indication of older
people and child poverty across the borough.
There are 7 or 8 LSOAs in each ward in Islington (118 overall). The following ward data is
based on aggregating the LSOA data. This is not ‘official’ IMD data and is therefore
described as “provisional” data.

Overall Islington’s deprivation ‘score’ of 35.87 was the 14th highest deprivation score
in England and 5th highest in London.

This is an improvement on the position 3 years ago (IMD 2007) when Islington ranked
8th most deprived nationally and 4th most deprived in London.

Holloway ward has a provisional deprivation score of 39.42 which makes it the 3rd
most deprived ward in the borough.
Table 1: Provisional IMD scores for Islington wards
Ward
Provisional
Deprivation
ward score
ranking in
Islington
Finsbury Park
Canonbury
Holloway
Caledonian
Tollington
Mildmay
Junction
Hillrise
St George's
St Mary's
St Peter's
Highbury West
Barnsbury
Bunhill
Clerkenwell
Highbury East
1
43.07
39.42
39.42
39.14
39.05
39.04
37.49
36.88
36.00
34.51
33.98
33.11
31.01
29.95
29.91
29.50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Score of
most
deprived
LSOA in
ward
58.80
58.06
44.73
59.11
47.42
55.30
51.12
55.10
47.67
41.01
50.04
51.97
53.13
38.18
42.07
44.47
Score of
least
deprived
LSOA in
ward
22.41
27.00
32.89
22.24
29.06
31.51
25.22
28.25
24.44
22.35
21.28
21.93
19.06
15.43
15.21
19.07
For more information on the 2010 IMD visit www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/indices2010
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The provisional deprivation score for Holloway ward improved by 5.1 points since the
previous (2007) IMD was published. The average improvement across Islington was
around three points. See Table 2.
Table 2: Relative changes since IMD 2007
Ward
Provisional ward
score IMD 2010
Barnsbury
31.01
Bunhill
29.95
Caledonian
39.14
Canonbury
39.42
Clerkenwell
29.91
Finsbury Park
43.07
Highbury East
29.50
Highbury West
33.11
Hillrise
36.88
Holloway
39.42
Junction
37.49
Mildmay
39.04
St George's
36.00
St Mary's
34.51
St Peter's
33.98
Tollington
39.05
Provisional ward
score IMD 2007
35.54
35.83
37.52
41.88
32.98
47.70
33.02
34.27
40.26
44.51
39.33
43.02
37.72
35.67
37.93
43.90
Change in ward
score (2007-10)
-4.5
-5.9
1.6
-2.5
-3.1
-4.6
-3.5
-1.2
-3.4
-5.1
-1.8
-4.0
-1.7
-1.2
-4.0
-4.9
Domains of deprivation
The IMD 2010 is comprised of seven different domains (or sub-measures) of deprivation.
The following table shows the relative rankings of the Islington wards for each of the seven
domains (where 1 is most deprived and 16 is least deprived in Islington).
Table 3: Ranking of domains of deprivation by Islington wards
Ward
Income Employm’t Crime Health
Housing/ Education
access to
and
services
training
Barnsbury
13
15
12
16
9
7
Bunhill
14
16
16
1
4
4
Caledonian
4
6
4
8
10
1
Canonbury
2
4
2
9
13
9
Clerkenwell
15
13
15
15
5
13
Finsbury Park
1
1
1
4
2
6
Highbury East
16
13
13
13
16
16
Highbury West
12
10
14
12
11
15
Hillrise
8
2
11
10
14
8
Holloway
3
8
3
3
1
5
Junction
7
4
5
6
8
12
Mildmay
6
7
7
7
7
10
St George's
9
9
6
5
3
14
St Mary's
10
11
8
11
15
3
St Peter's
11
12
10
14
12
2
Tollington
5
2
9
2
6
11
Living
Env’t
13
9
15
7
2
8
5
6
16
12
4
1
11
3
14
10
14
15
16
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Children and Young People
This section provides a selection of information about children and young people resident
in Islington – covering:

Ethnicity and proportion of pupils with English as an additional language

Child poverty – families on benefits, children eligible for free school meals

Learning & attainment - Early Years (gap), Key Stage 2, GCSEs, Level 2 by age 19
The information is taken from the Area Children & Young People’s Profile 2010 which
provides a comprehensive analysis of information about children and young people in
Islington.
The information is broken by the six Children and Young People’s Partnership areas as
follows:
Hornsey – Finsbury, Park, Hillrise and Tollington wards
Holloway – Holloway, Junction and St George’s wards
Highbury – Highbury East, Highbury West, and Mildmay wards
Barnsbury – Barnsbury and Caledonian wards
Canonbury – Canonbury, St Mary’s and St Peter’s wards
Finsbury – Bunhill and Clerkenwell wards.
Ethnicity
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Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
A higher proportion of secondary school pupils resident in Islington have English as
an additional language, compared to primary school pupils.
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Children living in households claiming benefits
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Eligibility for Free School Meals
21
Learning & Attainment
Early Years (narrowing the gap)
Key Stage 2
22
Secondary School – GCSEs
NB: The final results for 2010 are now available and reflect the provisional results shown.
Post secondary – Age 19
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Crime
This section reflects the current crime levels and trends in the ward, through the use of a number
of tables and graphs.
Firstly, rolling crime totals for offence categories over a two year period have been displayed. This
table is segregated into six month sections and subsequently colour coded according to
comparative performance of the previous period.
Red: increase in total
Yellow: no increase or decrease in the total
Green: a decrease in the total
The ward comparison graph shows the ranking for all wards based on the total of all crimes in each
ward.
The ward’s crime levels for offence categories have been included and subsequently ranked
against the other 15 wards, to allow a greater understanding of how each ward compares on the
borough. A ranking of 1 (green) signifies the ward has the lowest offence levels of that particular
crime type on the borough, conversely, a ranking of 16 (red) denotes the ward with the highest.
At the end of this section are a series of graphs showing how offence levels of the main crime
types have varied over the last 34 months (April 2008 to January 2011) and a trend line has been
applied for easy visual representation.
Using the trend and ranking analysis described above, the crime areas showing encouraging
performance and those of concern have been raised for appropriate consideration of action. It
should be noted that the areas highlighted are based on the recent trend and ranking alone and
take no account of any external influences that may have impacted on these crime figures. Further
analysis will need to be conducted to explore any causation factors before any action plans are
devised.
The purpose of highlighting crime areas performing well and those requiring attention is to aid the
ward panel in selecting their priorities for the forthcoming period. The ward profile will be updated
every 6 months with the next publication date being September 2011.
Crime Trends for Holloway
Rising Trends
Fraud and Forgery, Other, Sexual Offences, Violence Against the Person
Falling Trends
Burglary, Criminal Damage, Drugs, Theft and Handling
Static Trends
Robbery
Overall
Down
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Holloway Rolling Rank Comparison
Burglary
Criminal Damage
Drugs
Fraud & Forgery
Other Notifiable Offences
Robbery
Sexual Offences
Theft & Handling
Violence Against The Person
Total
Ward Rolling Rank Comparison
Holloway
To Jul 2009 To Jan 2010 To Jul 2010 To Jan 2011
70
112
70
72
95
87
91
71
57
71
62
49
17
13
23
20
7
4
11
5
52
29
35
25
5
12
8
5
316
252
226
245
168
175
192
175
718
667
755
787
Ward Rankings by Crime Type
Wa rd
Burglary
Criminal Damage
Drugs
Fraud & Forgery
Barnsbury
Bunhill
Caledonian
Canonbury
Clerkenwell
Finsbury_Park
Highbury_East
Highbury_West
Hillrise
Holloway
Junction
Mildmay
St_Georges
St_Marys
St_Peters
Tollington
1
8
2
15
16
12
7
10
2
6
9
5
12
14
4
11
10
14
6
5
9
15
1
2
4
13
6
3
10
16
12
8
15
11
10
2
13
16
2
12
4
9
6
1
8
14
5
7
16
15
7
1
12
10
10
6
12
8
3
9
2
14
3
5
Othe r Notifiable
Offence s
12
10
16
1
5
14
12
11
5
3
4
9
5
14
8
1
Robbery
Sexua l Offe nce s
Theft & Ha ndling
2
11
6
2
4
16
11
6
9
6
5
11
1
14
15
10
2
10
15
4
14
16
4
7
1
3
7
7
12
13
4
10
13
2
11
7
15
14
6
9
1
8
10
3
4
16
12
5
NB – Ranking of 1 = The lowest number of offences
Ranking of 16 = The highest number of offences)
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HEALTH & WELLBEING
May 2011
Holloway
Life expectancy
Shorter lives and preventable deaths
Men and women in Islington live shorter lives than the
England average2007-09. While it is improving, men in
Islington still have the shortest life expectancy in London.
There are also marked inequalities in life expectancy: the
poorest in Islington will live for 6.5 (men) and 4.1
(women) less years than the richest2005-09.
Unlike other deprived areas in London this inequalities
gap has not closed over time.
Men
Islington
75.4
years
Islington
81.2
years
England
78.3
years
2004-08
Women
Highbury West
St Georges
Canonbury
Bunhill
Clerkenwell
Caledonian
Junction
St Marys
Highbury East
Tollington
Mildmay
Barnsbury
Holloway
St Peters
Hillrise
Finsbury Park
Longer life
expectancy
Clerkenwell
Barnsbury
Junction
St Peters
Mildmay
Highbury East
Hillrise
Bunhill
Caledonian
St Georges
Finsbury Park
Canonbury
Highbury West
St Marys
Holloway
Tollington
England
average
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
Life expectancy at birth (years)
On average,
England
82.3
years
73
England
average
84
Shorter life
expectancy
Holloway residents die each year2007-09.
84
-14
82
-12
80
-10
78
-8
76
-6
74
-4
72
-2
70
0
Life expectancy at birth (years)
50%
of these deaths are in residents aged
under 75 years and are considered to be preventable. Ways in which deaths can be prevented include
reducing levels of smoking, obesity and alcohol intake, increasing levels of physical activity and healthy
eating, as well as encouraging people to go for cancer screening, to have the winter ’flu vaccination, and to
go for an NHS Health Check to assess their risk of getting heart disease. In the longer term, deaths will be
prevented by reducing poverty across the borough.
This ward profile has been produced by Islington’s public health intelligence team. For more information
contact publichealth.intelligence@islingtonpct.nhs.uk or call 0207 527 1258.
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Smoking
Tackling one of the biggest threats to public health
Smoking causes lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart disease. These are
the big killers and the major causes of ill-health in Holloway.
Smoking also substantially contributes to health inequalities as poorer people tend to smoke more and so will
disproportionately suffer from ill-health and die younger.
How many Islington adults smoke?2006-08
Islington
29%
England
22%
71%
4,323
Smoke
Don't smoke
78%
smokers in
Holloway2011
0%
Smoking prevalence was significantly worse in Islington than England.
186
Risk factors contributing to deaths in Islington2006-08
Smoking contributes to one-infive of the 1,147 deaths each
year in Islington
people from Holloway who
achieved a
smoking quit after four
weeks2009/10
10
Holloway residents die
from lung cancer or COPD
each year2006-08
22
Holloway residents die
from heart disease each
year2006-08
What can you do?
Where people can get support to quit
 Encourage people to quit smoking to
 From their GP


improve their health, and signpost them to
their GP, local pharmacy or the NHS Stop
Smoking Service for professional support.
 From their local pharmacy
Invite the Stop Smoking Service to come
along to your community events to raise
awareness of the dangers of smoking and to
help people to get support to quit.
www.smokefreeislington.nhs.uk or 0800 093 90 30
Pass on any information about illegal (e.g.
to under 18s) or counterfeit cigarette sales
in your ward to the Stop Smoking Service.
 Through the NHS Stop Smoking Service:
Want to find out more?
Verena Thompson (Public Health Manager)
 0207 527 1247
 verena.thompson@islingtonpct.nhs.uk
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NHS Health Checks
Identifying those at ‘high risk’ of developing heart disease
Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in Holloway but many of these deaths could be prevented if people
were diagnosed earlier, supported to reduce their risk of illness (e.g. by stopping smoking or losing some
weight), and given appropriate treatments.
“NHS Health Checks” is a programme that identifies people aged 35-74 years in Islington who are likely to
develop heart disease (because they are overweight, have high blood pressure or smoke, for example). They
are invited by their GP to go for a check up. People can also get checked for free in some local pharmacies
and in community settings. If picked up early, help and support can be given to reduce their risks of
developing heart disease.
Numbers and percentages of people with undiagnosed conditions: GP practices in Holloway2009/10
Condition
People who are
diagnosed
n
%
People who are
undiagnosed
n
Total
%
n
%
1,262
10%
1,465
12%
2,727
22%
Heart disease
279
2.2%
222
1.8%
501
4.0%
Diabetes
567
4.5%
­
­
567
4.5%
High blood pressure
There are a large number of people who are unaware that they are living with high blood pressure because
there are often no symptoms — this is why having an NHS Health Check is important.
All of those identified as being at “high risk” of developing heart disease should have been invited for an NHS
Health Check by their GP practice.
81
people have had a check in a Holloway GP practice.
An estimated
304
more people from these practices need to go for a NHS Health Check to reach all of
those who are at “high risk” of heart disease.
What can you do?
Where to go for a free NHS Health Check
 Promote NHS Health Checks in Islington
 GP practice
by encouraging people aged 35-74 in your
ward to have a Health Check.
 Help publicise NHS Health Checks by
 Selected pharmacies
 Other community venues such as supermarkets —
for upcoming venues in your area, see contact below.
having a Health Check yourself in a local
pharmacy or health community check event.

Invite the NHS Health Checks team to
come along to your community events
to offer free checks to your local residents
aged 35-74.
Want to find out more?
Marta Calonge-Contreras (Senior PH Strategist)
 0207 527 1261
 marta.calonge-contre@islingtonpct.nhs.uk
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Mental Health
Promoting positive mental health and wellbeing
Mental ill health is very common, affecting about one-in-six adults and one-in-ten children and young people.
Islington has much higher levels of mental ill health than elsewhere because the borough has relatively more
high-need groups, including younger and middle-aged adults. Recent increases in unemployment and
financial hardship will increase levels of stress and mental ill health in the community. This is why promoting
positive mental health and wellbeing is so important at this time.
One intervention which can help those with anxiety and depression is psychological therapy: people can talk
through their problems and seek solutions with a trained professional. There are also borough-wide initiatives
to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems and to improve
understanding of the different conditions and what to do in a crisis.
Accessing psychological therapies, by ward2009/10
30,500
Mildmay
Caledonian
Barnsbury
Canonbury
Finsbury Park
St. Mary's
Tollington
Highbury West
Clerkenwell
Bunhill
Holloway
St. George's
Highbury East
St. Peter's
Junction
Hillrise
people registered with Islington GPs
are likely to be experiencing anxiety
or depression now.2010
1,941
people at GP practices in
Holloway are likely to
have anxiety or depression.2009/10
132
people accessed psychological
therapies in Holloway.2009/10
This was similar to the rate of
access in other Islington wards.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Standardised rates of access
1,154
people who live or work in Islington
have attended Mental Health First Aid training to
learn more about mental health problems.
120
people across Islington are promoting
mental health wellbeing by being a Mental Health
Champion.
What can you do?
Where people can get support
 Learn how to recognise the symptoms of
 For
mental health problems and how to deal with
them — attend free Mental Health First Aid
Training and encourage others to attend too.
 Sign up as a Mental Health Champion and
promote mental health wellbeing among your
local community.
 Support the Time to Change campaign and
promote anti-stigma messages.
information about conditions, symptoms,
treatment options and how to get help in
Islington:http://www.islington.nhs.uk/icope/
 From their GP
 Call 0303 123 100 to see a trained professional for
support for anxiety or depression
Want to find out more?
Baljinder Heer (Public Health Strategist)
 0207 527 1233
 baljinder.heer@islingtonpct.nhs.uk
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Housing

The proportion of social housing in Holloway is 56% - higher than the proportion across
Islington as a whole (49%)

Of this, 45.7% is Council housing – higher than the proportion of Council housing across
Islington as a whole (35.6%)
Housing Tenure
Holloway
Islington
Owner Occupiers
27.5%
32.1%
- Owned outright
7.9%
10.0%
- Buying
17.9%
21.1%
- Shared
1.7%
1.1%
Council
45.7%
35.6%
Housing Association
9.9%
13.6%
Privately Rented
13.6%
15.7%
Other renting
3.2%
2.9%
Source: Census 2001
Types of Dwellings

61% of dwellings in Holloway are purpose built flats or maisonettes – higher than the
proportion across Islington as a whole (49%).
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Purpose built flat,
maisonette or
apartment
Conversion flat,
maisonette or
apartment (incl
bedsits)
Flat, maisonette or
apartment (incl
bedsits) in a
commercial building
Source: Census 2001
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Registered Social Landlords
within Holloway
Registered Social Landlords
Barnsbury
Circle Anglia
Community Housing Group
Family Mosaic
Holloway TC
Hyde Northside Homes
ISHA
Newlon
Peabody Trust
Southern Housing Group Ltd
The Guinness Trust
Ujima
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with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery
Office © Crown copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may
lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.
London Borough of Islington
LA100021551
2011
Remaining Registered Social
HFI Estates
Ward Boundary
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Income
The income data below is ‘modelled’ data as accurate and comprehensive income
information is not readily available at borough and ward levels.

The median gross household income in Holloway ward is £26,760

This is the lowest in Islington and well below that of the Islington median of £31,500.
Area
Holloway
Islington
London
Great Britain
Median household income
£26,760
£31,500
£33,400
£28,400
Source: CACI Paycheck 2010
Chart of Median income by ward
£40,000
£35,000
£30,000
£25,000
£20,000
£15,000
£10,000
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
Almost one in four (23%) of households in Holloway ward has an income of under
£15,000 while one in nine (11%) has an income of over £60,000

More households in Holloway are at the lower end of the income bands compared to
Islington as a whole

The most common household income band is £15-20,000. This is similar to the picture
across Islington. See the chart below.
Proportion of households by income band – Holloway and Islington
14%
Percentage of households
12%
10%
8%
Holloway
Islington
6%
4%
2%
100k+
95-100k
90-95k
85-90k
80-85k
75-80k
70-75k
65-70k
60-65k
55-60k
50-55k
45-50k
40-45k
35-40k
30-35k
25-30k
20-25k
15-20k
10-15k
5-10k
0-5k
0%
Income band (£000s)
Source: CACI Paycheck 2010
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Worklessness
Overall ‘out of work’ benefit claimants
This claimant group comprises the following:
Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
Incapacity Benefit (IB)
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)



Lone Parent Income Support (IS)
Other income-related benefits


The charts below show first the total number and then the proportion (%) of the working age
population claiming out of work benefits (NOMIS, August 2011):
Fi
ns
b
955
1,230
1,275
1,285
1,300
1,490
1,510
1,515
1,555
1,570
1,580
1,620
1,680
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Out of work benefits claimants: total claimants
12.2%
13.9%
14.4%
15.2%
15.9%
16.2%
16.8%
17.9%
18.0%
18.2%
19.2%
19.2%
19.5%
20.0%
20.6%
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Out of work benefit claimants: % of the working age population
Ward Proportion
Islington Proportion
Area
% claiming out of work benefits
Holloway
Islington
London
England
19.5% - 2.5% more than Islington
17%
12.7%
12%
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The following chart shows how the overall out of work benefit claimant group (shown above)
breaks down by benefit type by ward, borough, London and England. Each ‘stack’ represents
the overall proportion of working age residents claiming out of work benefits (NOMIS, August
2010):
% of the working age population claiming key out of work benefits
0.7%
3.5%
0.7%
3.0%
5.5%
4.8%
9.8%
8.5%
Holloway
ESA / IB
Islington
JSA
0.6%
2.4%
0.5%
1.7%
3.9%
3.4%
5.9%
6.3%
London
England
Lone Parent IS
Other
As the chart above shows, ESA/IB claimants constitute the largest group of workless benefit
claimants. This group presents particular challenges in terms of long-term worklessness: the
majority of Islington IB claimants have been claiming for over five years – around 7,000 of the
total of around 12,000 (August 2010). The Islington count has remained fairly steady at
between 11,000 and 13,000 (8.5-9.5% of the working age population) over the last 10 years.
The chart below shows the duration of Holloway ESA/IB claimants (NOMIS, August 2010):
Holloway ESA/IB claimants by duration of claim
6-12 months: 40
0-6 months: 90
1-2 years: 65
Over 5 years: 595
2-5 years: 180
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Jobseekers Allowance
Within the out of work group, Jobseekers Allowance is the claimant count which most closely
tracks ‘unemployment' (i.e. those not in work but available for/looking for work) – although it isn’t
quite as high as unemployment, which includes workless people not claiming benefits.
The JSA count is also more up-to-date than either official unemployment figures or those
available for the overall group above, so is helpful as a guide to short-term trends in the local
labour market.
The following shows the JSA claimant count by ward (NOMIS, March 2011):
Fi
ns
b
272
324
331
346
365
425
438
438
441
476
490
495
497
498
571
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Jobseekers Allowance claimants by ward: total claimants
The following shows the trend in the proportion (%) of the working age population claiming JSA
since January 2006 by ward, Islington, London and England (NOMIS, March 2011):
Jobseekers Allowance claimants: % of the working age population
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
Jan-06
Jul-06
Jan-07
Jul-07
Holloway
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Islington
Jul-09
London
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
England
Additional labour market information on Holloway
Click on the link below to access the Holloway Labour Market Profile published by NOMIS.
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