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 – 3:52 pm
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People12,903 residentsin the Blackhorse Road census areaMedian age 33.75,239 households38% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright22% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 7,215 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 14% go by car, 31% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%5% 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°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 27 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 landmarksCoppermill Towerhistoric site · under a mileHall Farm Curvehistoric site · 1.1 miReservoir Number 4reservoir · under a mileHigh Maynard Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWalthamstow Forestforest · 2.1 miChalk Bridgebridge · 1.4 miLondon Biridgebridge · 1.4 miCapital Ring Section 13walk or trail · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStoneydown Parkpark · under a mileCoppermill Parkpark · under a mileSt James's Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haDouglas Eyre Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haHackney Marshplaying field · 1.7 mi · 53 haMarkfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 18 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 14 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhipps Cross Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThe Firs56 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBlue Dew Pharmacy59 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPalmerston Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonunder a mileCash machinePretoria Stores2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi111 schools60 primary, 14 secondary, 2 all-through, 24 independent, 5 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryWillowfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,035 pupilsright herePrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 344 pupilsright herePrimaryStoneydown Park Schoolages 3-11, 631 pupilsright hereCollegeSir George Monoux College1.3 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan University3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR20 miRailway stationBlackhorse Roadunder a mileUndergroundBlackhorse Road Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale1.2 miFerryCanary Wharf Pier5.5 miBus stops122 within a mileCar parkHigh Street Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity49 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E17 postcode district.
