Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:41 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,634 residentsin the Chase & Crews Hill census areaMedian age 40.63,413 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright20% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,962 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 39% go by car, 16% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% 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 October32 days of air frost, 23 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 landmarksMyddleton House Gardenshistoric site · under a mileForty Hall Estatehistoric site · under a mileBoxer's Lakelake · 1.9 miCuckolds Hillhill · 1.6 miHog Hillhill · 1.6 miBowyer's Waterlake · 3.2 miEnfield Lock Trailwalk or trail · 2.7 miSewardstone Marshwalk or trail · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHilly Fields Parkpark · under a mile · 36 haChase Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haWhitewebbs Parkgolf course · under a mile · 43 haEnfield Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 39 haTown Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 10 haClay Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202031 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 8.1 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,710 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Michael's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMedicus Health Partners - Carlton House25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBaker St Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChase Side Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationEnfield Police Serviceunder a mileCash machineESSO Enfield (Rontec)2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools27 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 5 special, 1 otherPrimaryLavender Primary Schoolages 2-11, 472 pupilsright hereSecondaryChace Community Schoolages 11-18, 880 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt George's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 507 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCapel Manor College1.4 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan University7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY12 miMajor airportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationGordon HillClay Hillunder a mileUndergroundOakwood Underground Station2.6 miBus stationBus StationWaltham Cross2.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town9.0 miBus stops114 within a mileCar parkAPCOAEnfieldunder a mileEV chargingubitricity6 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 EN2 postcode district.
