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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People8,492 residentsin the Hylands census areaMedian age 42.83,253 households82% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, construction 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 42% go by car, 15% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%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°C591 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 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 spacesHaynes Parkpark · within reach · 12 haHarold Wood Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 113 haHarrow Lodge Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 41 haRomford Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 37 haHylands Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haBalgores Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202317 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 8.2 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,393 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital (Romford)1.1 miGP surgeryThe New Medical Centre37 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShadforth Pharmaceutical Co LTD22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi48 schools30 primary, 10 secondary, 4 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimarySquirrels Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 600 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Royal Liberty Schoolages 11-16, 749 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Mary's Hare Park Schoolages 2-11, 144 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of East London8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY8.4 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN21 miRailway stationGidea Parkunder a mileUndergroundHornchurch Underground Station1.7 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield5.5 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth5.9 miBus stops76 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM12 postcode district.
