Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,782 residentsin the Harold Park & Harold Wood census areaMedian age 39.04,131 households73% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright8% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,006 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, construction 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 35% go by car, 18% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C593 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 landmarksArtists Rifles Hare Hall Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miHare Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miPark Lakelake · 1.9 miCurzon Lakelake · 3.4 miBarrack Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miPages Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 3.1 miHarold Court Woodswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHarold Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 113 haDagnam Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 44 haCentral Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 19 haRomford Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 37 haArchibald Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGidea Park Sports Groundsports ground · 1.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202316 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 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
Broadband95% 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)4,336 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrivate Hospitalsright hereGP surgeryChowdhury21 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNaidu & Naidu Dental Surgeonsunder a milePolice stationRomford Police Station2.2 miCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools20 primary, 6 secondary, 4 independent, 3 specialSecondaryRedden Court Schoolages 11-16, 1,058 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHarold Wood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 641 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Campion Schoolages 11-18, 1,235 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of East London9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.7 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN20 miRailway stationHarold Woodunder a mileUndergroundUpminster Bridge Underground Station2.2 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield4.2 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth7.2 miBus stops88 within a mileCar parkHarold Wood Station Car Park (TfL)London2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationRomford2 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 RM3 postcode district.
