Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:44 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:04 am – 3:54 pm
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People14,062 residentsin the Hayes Town & Lake Farm census areaMedian age 34.24,455 households40% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright21% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 6,143 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, transport and storage 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 42% go by car, 27% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 67%7% 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°C640 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 27 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 landmarksBulls Bridgehistoric site · under a mileBulls Bridge Power Stationhistoric site · under a mileStockley Road Lakelake · 1.4 miGrand Union Canal. Bulls Bridge Junctionbridge · 1.0 miSaxon Lakelake · 2.9 miWood Endwoodland · under a mileWindsor Castlecastle · 4.8 miThe Islandisland · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMinet Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haLake Farm Country Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haCranford Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 55 haStockley Parkgolf course · under a mile · 69 haBotwell Green Sports and Leisure Centresports ground · within reach · 2 haHayes and Yeading United Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202031 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 17 · PM2.5 8.4 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,332 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHillingdon Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryPes At Specsavers Hayes Hillingdon43 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHayes Town Pharmacy34 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHayes Dental Clinicright herePolice stationHillingdon [Hayes] Police Station1.3 miCash machineCashpoint 1-5 East Avenue2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools34 primary, 11 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 5 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryBotwell House Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 683 pupilsright herePrimaryLake Farm Park Academyages 3-11, 658 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGlobal Academyages 14-19, 526 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)3.6 miUniversityBrunel University2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR3.2 miRailway stationHayes & HarlingtonHayes Townunder a mileUndergroundHounslow West Underground Station2.8 miBus stationMontpelier Road / Eaton RiseEaling4.9 miFerryRichmond St. Helena Pier5.9 miBus stops104 within a mileCar parkMiddlesex ParkingHayes4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationHayes2 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 UB3 postcode district.
