Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,469 residentsin the South Hornchurch census areaMedian age 39.03,225 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,000 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 45% go by car, 21% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% 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°C589 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 25 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 landmarksCurzon Lakelake · under a mileBardag Lakelake · under a mileThe Slackwater · under a mileWhite Hart Lakeswater · 1.1 miBlack Poplar Woodwoodland · under a mileFannfield Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEastbrookend Country Parkpark · under a mile · 131 haHornchurch Country Parkpark · under a mile · 84 haBeam Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haBretons Outdoor Recreation Centresports ground · under a mile · 51 haBrittons Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haMungo Park Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202319 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 14 · PM2.5 8.4 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,291 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrays Court Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWood Lane Surgery42 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCurapharm Chemist Mungo Park22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools32 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryScargill Infant Schoolages 2-7, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimaryScargill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 358 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Brittons Academyages 11-16, 730 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College1.4 miUniversityUniversity of East London6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.6 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationRainham (London)1.9 miUndergroundElm Park Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBus StationLakeside5.3 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth3.9 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM12 postcode district.
