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Pubs 433 Restaurants 1,666 Banks 24 Shops 2,944 Supermarkets 63 Takeaways 330 Cinemas 11 Attractions 464 Business services 278 Education 620 Health and beauty 1,238 Home improvement 620 Leisure 95 Property services 249




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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtEC1V
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,673 residentsin the Old Street & St Luke's census areaMedian age 31.74,953 households17% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright52% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,200 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 18%, finance and insurance 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 8% go by car, 19% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%3% 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October19 days of air frost, 28 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)
Parks and green spacesPriory Church Gardenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileSpa Green Gardenpark · under a mileFinsbury Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileCaledonian Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haAugustus and Redhill Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 30 · PM2.5 11 · PM10 18 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,591 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryCity Road Medical Centre168 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPharmica115 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLondon Dental Centreright herePolice stationSnowhill Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machinePayzone3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi157 schools83 primary, 20 secondary, 1 all-through, 29 independent, 11 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 8 otherPrimaryMoreland Primary Schoolages 0-11, 469 pupilsright herePrimarySt Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCentral Foundation Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 1,152 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityCity Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationOld Streetunder a mileUndergroundBarbican Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station2.9 miFerryBlackfriars Pier1.1 miBus stops319 within a mileCar parkSt Mark's Apartments Car ParkLondon9 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity40 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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