Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People13,458 residentsin the Haggerston West & Kingsland Basin census areaMedian age 33.35,929 households17% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright46% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 7,584 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 19%, information and communication 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 56% work from home, 9% go by car, 19% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%4% 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°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 29 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 spacesShoreditch Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haRosemary Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haShepherdess Walkpark · under a mileBritannia Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileCaledonian Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haPollard Close Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 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 26 · PM2.5 10 · 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
Broadband96% 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)6,463 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryNew North Health Centre115 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNew North Pharmacy110 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCharles Landau Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi167 schools92 primary, 24 secondary, 1 all-through, 25 independent, 12 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 8 otherPrimaryShoreditch Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 441 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThomas Fairchild Community Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCity of London Academy Islingtonages 11-18, 852 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityCity Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.6 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationEssex RoadIslingtonunder a mileUndergroundOld Street Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.6 miFerryBlackfriars Pier1.8 miBus stops252 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the N1 postcode district.
