Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People11,244 residentsin the Edgware East census areaMedian age 37.83,944 households60% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright13% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,255 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 37% go by car, 20% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%4% 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°C686 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 24 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 landmarksStoney Wood Lakelake · under a mileThe Lakelake · 1.2 miHolcombe Daledale · 1.4 miHolcombe Hillhill · 1.2 miHighwood Hillhill · 1.2 miLeg of Mutton Pondpond · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatling Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haStoneyfields Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLyndhurst Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haMill Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 67 haDeans Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haBarnet Copthall Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 53 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 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 202538 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 15 · PM2.5 8.6 · PM10 15 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
Broadband91% 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)4,098 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEdgware Hospital (Beh-Mht Services)under a mileGP surgeryDr Sp Talpahewa34 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHale Pharmacy32 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistKatz & Madhok Orthodonticsright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi60 schools32 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 10 independent, 6 special, 3 otherPrimaryDeansbrook Junior Schoolages 7-11, 253 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDeansbrook Infant Schoolages 3-7, 212 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMill Hill County High Schoolages 11-18, 1,628 pupils1.1 miCollegeStanmore College2.1 miUniversityMiddlesex University2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationMill Hill Broadwayunder a mileUndergroundEdgware Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling6.2 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park7.0 miBus stops134 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HA8 postcode district.
