Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,267 residentsin the Hammersmith Broadway census areaMedian age 33.53,807 households22% of homes owner-occupied10% owned outright39% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,328 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 9% go by car, 26% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%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°C632 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 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 spacesBrook Greenpark · under a mileRavenscourt Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haFurnivall Gardenspark · under a mileBarn Elms Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 14 haBarn Elms School Sports Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 19 haHomefield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 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 23 · PM2.5 9.6 · PM10 17 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
Broadband93% 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)4,079 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCharing Cross Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHammersmith Surgery93 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots76 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistArtiste Studios - L'orthodontisteright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi138 schools61 primary, 15 secondary, 43 independent, 9 special, 6 nursery, 1 sixth form, 3 otherSecondarySacred Heart High Schoolages 11-19, 1,113 pupilsright herePrimarySt Paul's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 137 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBute House Preparatory School for Girlsages 4-11, 325 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEaling, Hammersmith and West London Collegeunder a mileUniversityImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR10 miRailway stationKensington (Olympia)under a mileUndergroundHammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.4 miFerryPutney Pier1.8 miBus stops163 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the W6 postcode district.
