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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People8,759 residentsin the New Southgate & Arnos Grove census areaMedian age 36.73,226 households49% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright18% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,352 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 26% go by car, 30% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%7% 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°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 24 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 landmarksPrincess Park Manorhistoric site · under a mileAlexandra Palace television stationhistoric site · 1.2 miThe Lakelake · 1.0 miArnos Park Viaductviaduct · under a mileThe New River Pathwalk or trail · 1.3 miBoxer's Lakelake · 2.8 miParkland Walkwalk or trail · 2.5 miCoppetts Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArnos Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haAlexandra Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 61 haNew Southgate Millenium Greenpark · under a mileMuswell Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 35 haBroomfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 21 haAlbert Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: 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 202032 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.7 · 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
Broadband93% 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)3,501 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFinchley Memorial Hospital Cdc1.8 miGP surgeryArnos Grove Medical Centr48 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCaplet Pharmacy44 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBowes Road Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationMetropolitan Police - Fishmongers Arms Front CounterLondon1.1 miCash machineBP - Pinkham Way SF Connect, Pinkham Way2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi87 schools54 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 8 independent, 6 special, 1 nursery, 2 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryGarfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 253 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Martin of Porres Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLaurel Park Schoolages 11-19, 607 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College4.0 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan University4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY11 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationNew Southgateunder a mileUndergroundArnos Grove Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale3.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town4.9 miBus stops112 within a mileCar parkJerome Court Car ParkLondon2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity20 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 N11 postcode district.
