Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:42 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,139 residentsin the Mill Hill East census areaMedian age 37.33,509 households62% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,333 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 28% go by car, 16% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%3% 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°C714 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksDarland's Lakelake · under a mileDrivers Hillhill · under a mileHolcombe Daledale · under a mileStoney Wood Lakelake · 2.1 miFeatherstone Hillhill · under a mileSheepwash Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesArrandene Open Spacepark · under a mile · 24 haBittacy Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haSchool Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haFinchley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haBarnet Copthall Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 53 haChase Lodge Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 10 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 202029 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 13 · PM2.5 8.1 · 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
Broadband82% 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)4,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUCLH Outreach: Bmi The Garden Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryLangstone Way Surgery35 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRegent Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmiles By Hillsideunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools34 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 7 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Vincent's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 287 pupilsunder a mileIndependentMill Hill Schoolsages 3-19, 909 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCopthall Schoolages 11-18, 829 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College2.6 miUniversityMiddlesex University1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationMill Hill Broadway1.4 miUndergroundMill Hill East Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale6.7 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town6.0 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NW7 postcode district.
