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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtEN4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,355 residentsin the Cockfosters & Hadley Wood census areaMedian age 44.02,873 households71% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,424 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 35% go by car, 12% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%3% 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°C683 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWar Memorialhistoric site · under a mileEast Barnet War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileBeech Hill Lakelake · under a mileBoxer's Lakelake · 1.6 miSewits Hillhill · 1.2 miNewman's Hillhill · 1.3 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · 2.0 miCamlet Moatwater · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTrent Parkpark · under a mile · 196 haOak Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 32 haBelmont Avenue Pleasure Groundpark · under a mileTrent Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haSaracens Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 7 haCat Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202029 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 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 13 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 13 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
Broadband58% 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)3,492 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHadley Wood Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCockfosters Medical Ctre14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySimmons Chemist18 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCockfosters Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationMetropolitan PoliceEnfield3.1 miCash machineHaston InternationalLondon1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools27 primary, 8 secondary, 4 independent, 4 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryTrent CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEast Barnet Schoolages 11-18, 1,448 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDanegrove Primary Schoolages 5-11, 589 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College2.1 miUniversityMiddlesex University5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationNew Barnetunder a mileUndergroundCockfosters Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale5.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town7.4 miBus stops99 within a mileCar parkCockfosters Station Car Park (TfL)Barnetunder a mileEV chargingubitricity6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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