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
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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 December: highs 9°C, lows 2°C680 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarksBoxer's Lakelake · under a mileHog Hillhill · under a mileBeech Hill Lakelake · 2.0 miCuckolds Hillhill · 1.2 miCamlet Moatwater · 1.4 miShaws Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTrent Parkpark · under a mile · 196 haOakwood Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haGrovelands Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 37 haTrent Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haTrentwood Side Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSaracens Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 7 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 202030 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 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 12 · PM2.5 8.0 · 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
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChase Farm Hospital (Beh-Mht Services)1.1 miGP surgeryBincote Surgery26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCapricorn Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAngle House Orthodontics Enfieldunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools22 primary, 8 secondary, 5 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryMerryhills Primary Schoolages 4-11, 618 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighlands Schoolages 11-18, 1,694 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrange Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 786 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCapel Manor College3.1 miUniversityMiddlesex University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationGrange Park1.1 miUndergroundOakwood Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBus StationWaltham Cross4.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town7.9 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EN4 postcode district.
