Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:42 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,646 residentsin the Ducks Island & Underhill census areaMedian age 40.33,686 households54% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright29% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,426 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 36% go by car, 18% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C711 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDarland's Lakelake · 1.3 miBeech Hill Lakelake · 1.8 miWhitings Hillhill · under a milePriddeon's Hillhill · 1.2 miHolcombe Daledale · 1.9 miDeadman's Bottomvalley · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrook Farm Open Spacepark · under a mile · 28 haKing George's Fieldpark · under a mile · 15 haSouth Herts Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haHighlands Gardenspark · under a mileKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 12 haEast Barnet Old Grammarians Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,901 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHadley Wood Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLongrove Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGreenfield Chemist11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCedar Lawn Avenue (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools19 primary, 7 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryUnderhill Schoolages 2-11, 383 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk Pioneer Academyages 11-19, 1,107 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Totteridge Academyages 11-18, 1,008 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate Collegeunder a mileUniversityMiddlesex University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY15 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationNew Barnet1.2 miUndergroundHigh Barnet Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale6.9 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town7.5 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EN5 postcode district.
