Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:04 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,189 residentsin the Ravenscourt Park South census areaMedian age 36.42,772 households36% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright23% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,323 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, information and communication 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 58% work from home, 8% go by car, 21% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages63% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C634 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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)
Parks and green spacesRavenscourt Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haStamford Brook Commonpark · under a mileSt Peter's Squarepark · under a mileHomefield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSouthfields Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haBarn Elms School Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 19 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 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 20 · PM2.5 9.1 · PM10 15 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,258 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCharing Cross Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryPark Medical Centre70 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPestle & Mortar60 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistTooth Clubunder a milePolice stationChiswick Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeLondonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi120 schools56 primary, 13 secondary, 28 independent, 11 special, 7 nursery, 1 sixth form, 4 otherIndependentRavenscourt Park Preparatory Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest London Free Schoolages 11-18, 926 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEaling, Hammersmith and West London College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of West London2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR9.4 miRailway stationSouth Acton1.1 miUndergroundStamford Brook Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationMontpelier Road / St Peters WayEaling3.2 miFerryKew Pier1.9 miBus stops166 within a mileCar parkHammersmith Blacks Road Car parkLondonunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon36 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 W6 postcode district.
