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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People11,501 residentsin the Limehouse North & Stepney East census areaMedian age 30.13,808 households15% of homes owner-occupied5% owned outright55% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,747 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 16% go by car, 28% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle85% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 74%8% 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°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 28 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 landmarksIona Towerhistoric site · under a mileStepney Power Stationhistoric site · under a mileSurrey Waterlake · under a mileCanada Waterlake · 1.1 miRotherhithe River Pathwalk or trail · under a mileLimehouse Basin Entrancetidal water · under a mileThames Pathwalk or trail · 1.0 miGlamis Road draw bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSt James's Gardenspark · under a mileYork Square Gardenspark · under a mileStepney Church Yardpark · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · under a mile · 4 haMile End Park Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 23 · PM2.5 9.9 · PM10 17 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
Broadband89% 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)3,915 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLondon Independent Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCable Street89 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMymeds Pharmacy70 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSalmon Lane Dental Careunder a milePolice stationMetropolitan Police Marine Policing UnitLondon1.0 miCash machinePayzone2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi162 schools88 primary, 25 secondary, 1 all-through, 16 independent, 10 special, 5 nursery, 1 sixth form, 16 otherPrimaryMarion Richardson Primary Schoolages 3-11, 465 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCayley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 388 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStepney All Saints Church of England Secondary Schoolages 11-18, 1,445 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City College1.1 miUniversityQueen Mary University of Londonunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY4.2 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationLimehouseunder a mileDLRLimehouse DLR Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station4.6 miFerryRotherhithe Pierunder a mileBus stops173 within a mileCar parkParkingLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity18 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 E1 postcode district.
