Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:03 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,493 residentsin the Highams Park East census areaMedian age 39.03,850 households68% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright12% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,343 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: education 13%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 27% go by car, 19% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C647 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Highams Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haLloyd Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 12 haWoodford Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 49 haRoding Valley Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 35 haPeter May Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haHollywood Way Allotment Siteallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 17 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 14 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
Broadband94% 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)3,905 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChingford Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryHandsworth Medical Practice48 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell44 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi60 schools36 primary, 11 secondary, 8 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryHandsworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighams Park Schoolages 11-18, 1,592 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOakhill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSir George Monoux Collegeunder a mileUniversityQueen Mary University of London5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.2 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationHighams Parkunder a mileUndergroundWoodford Underground Station1.4 miBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale3.1 miFerryEast India Pier6.7 miBus stops106 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E4 postcode district.
