Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,488 residentsin the Chalk Farm census areaMedian age 34.63,654 households25% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright47% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,044 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 10% go by car, 21% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle90% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C692 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 29 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 landmarksPrimrose Hill Bridgehistoric site · under a mileEiffel Tower, Parishistoric site · under a milePrimrose Hillhill · under a mileBarrow Hillhill · under a mileThe Long Waterlake · 2.8 miYork Bridgebridge · 1.4 miPelican Poollake · 2.9 miThornhill Bridgebridge · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRegent's Parkpark · under a mile · 136 haPrimrose Hillpark · under a mile · 25 haHampstead Heathpark · under a mile · 316 haAdelaide Community Gardenallotments · under a mileCaledonian Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haParliament Hill Fields Lidosports ground · under a mileSource: 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 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 23 · PM2.5 9.4 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,236 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Pancras Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPrince Of Wales Group Surgery101 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy111 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationKentish Town Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineCamden Middle Yard (PIV) (Sch C) - NI5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi143 schools58 primary, 17 secondary, 2 all-through, 42 independent, 14 special, 3 nursery, 7 otherPrimaryHoly Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1ages 4-11, 200 pupilsright hereSecondaryHaverstock Schoolages 11-18, 878 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRhyl Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 375 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWM Collegeunder a mileUniversityThe Royal Veterinary Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.2 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR14 miRailway stationKentish Town Westunder a mileUndergroundChalk Farm Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Townunder a mileBus stops175 within a mileCar parkSainsburys Camden Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity67 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 NW3 postcode district.
