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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE17
Telephone code01206
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,275 residentsin the Higham Hill census areaMedian age 34.13,467 households44% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright35% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,721 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 27% go by car, 31% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% 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°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 26 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCoppermill Towerhistoric site · 1.4 miHall Farm Curvehistoric site · 1.7 miHigh Maynard Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLockwood Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWalthamstow Forestforest · 1.6 miChalk Bridgebridge · 1.0 miLondon Biridgebridge · 1.7 miTottenham Marsheswetland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLloyd Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haStoneydown Parkpark · under a mileClendish Marshpark · under a mile · 10 haHigham Hill Allotment Siteallotments · within reach · 4 haDouglas Eyre Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haSalisbury Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 9.0 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,622 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhipps Cross Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryClaremont Medical Centre48 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyK Macgregors Chemist51 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonunder a mileCash machinePayzone4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi84 schools55 primary, 12 secondary, 2 all-through, 4 independent, 5 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryHillyfield Primary Academyages 3-11, 1,123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Winns Primary Schoolages 3-11, 652 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWalthamstow Academyages 11-18, 1,092 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSir George Monoux Collegeunder a mileUniversityLondon Metropolitan University4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.1 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR20 miRailway stationBlackhorse Roadunder a mileUndergroundBlackhorse Road Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale1.5 miFerryCanary Wharf Pier6.1 miBus stops124 within a mileCar parkBedford Road Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon51 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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