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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtN5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,582 residentsin the Gillespie Road census areaMedian age 33.93,995 households38% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright26% social rented, 34% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 5,601 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 19%, information and communication 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 63% work from home, 7% go by car, 19% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages66% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C615 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 28 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksIslington Jubilee Clock Towerhistoric site · under a mileHM Prison Hollowayhistoric site · under a mileNew Riverriver · under a mileWest Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miNew River Pathwalk or trail · 1.1 miThames Millennium Bridge Londonbridge · under a mileEast Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miCapital Ring Section 13walk or trail · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFinsbury Parkpark · under a mile · 48 haGillespie Parkpark · within reachClissold Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haMichael Sobell Sports Centresports ground · under a milePollard Close Allotmentsallotments · under a mileChestnuts Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 22 · PM2.5 9.5 · PM10 16 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,284 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Whittington Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryThe Village Practice95 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHornsey Road Pharmacy85 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistInspire Dental Care Finsbury Parkunder a milePolice stationFinsbury Park Police Station (British Transport Police)Londonunder a mileCash machineBarclays Bank Cash Machine6 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi161 schools85 primary, 22 secondary, 1 all-through, 30 independent, 12 special, 5 nursery, 1 sixth form, 5 otherPrimaryPakeman Primary Schoolages 2-11, 338 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighbury Fields Schoolages 11-18, 733 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWM College2.0 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationFinsbury Parkunder a mileUndergroundArsenal Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale2.8 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town2.1 miBus stops165 within a mileCar parkWaitrose Holloway Road Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity47 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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