Islington vs Southwark

A side-by-side comparison of the Islington and Southwarklocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Southwark is the more populous; council tax is lower in Southwark; Southwark has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Islington	Southwark
Population	216,589	307,635
Density	14,575/km²	10,659/km²
Deprivation	5% in most-deprived 10%	3% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,108	£1,967
Schools Good/Outstanding	96%	98%
Aged under 16	15%	17%
Aged 16–64	75%	75%
Aged 65+	9%	8%

Islington council area →Southwark council area →