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New Islington

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7,006 people · median £227,500 · Manchester

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Good for schoolsMore affordable than most

Manchester Council · Labour-controlled 63/96 seats · 66% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population7,006

0–14

15–24

17%

25–44

65%

45–64

65+

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Median age33.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate54%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents9.6%

Self-employed · of people in work14.3%

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Retired10.6%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified69%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications8.3%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health82%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 6.97/10

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Happiness6.85/10

Feels worthwhile7.29/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.73/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 3 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

8.0/10

Employment

7.8/10

Education & skills

6.0/10

Health & disability

1.8/10

Crime

2.4/10

Housing & services

7.6/10

Living environment

5.6/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

28%

own their home

77%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 10%

ONS Census 2021

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