Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,175 residentsin the Notting Hill South census areaMedian age 40.63,331 households46% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright8% social rented, 45% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,616 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 19%, professional and scientific services 18%, information and communication 9%Getting to work: 68% work from home, 10% go by car, 12% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages71% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 1% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C626 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October22 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 landmarksCardiff Castle, Cardiff, Walescastle · under a mileAubrey Househistoric site · under a mile13 Kensington Palace Gardenshistoric site · under a mileThe Long Waterlake · 1.0 miFountain Lakelake · 2.4 miSerpentine Bridgebridge · 1.0 miThe Tower Bridgebridge · 1.2 miThe Fountainswater · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKensington Gardenspark · under a mile · 108 haHolland Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haHyde Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 130 haAvondale Parkplaying field · under a mileKensington Leisure Centresports ground · under a milePaddington Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 23 · PM2.5 9.5 · PM10 16 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
Broadband95% 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)4,719 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCromwell Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHolland Park Surgery121 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCalder Pharmacy Of Notting Hill106 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMoira Wong Orthodonticsunder a milePolice stationNotting Hill Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 112-114 Kensington High Street3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi172 schools69 primary, 18 secondary, 1 all-through, 54 independent, 14 special, 11 nursery, 1 sixth form, 4 otherPrimaryFox Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsright hereSecondaryHolland Park Schoolages 11-18, 1,376 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary Abbots CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 160 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEaling, Hammersmith and West London College1.2 miUniversityRoyal College of Artunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY11 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationKensington (Olympia)under a mileUndergroundNotting Hill Gate Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station2.3 miFerryLittle Venice Waterbus Stop1.2 miBus stops167 within a mileCar parkSaba - High Street KensingtonLondon4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity77 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 W8 postcode district.
