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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtHA6
Telephone code01923
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:05 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,417 residentsin the Northwood census areaMedian age 40.44,305 households54% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright13% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,079 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 34% go by car, 19% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%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°C685 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 11°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)
Nearby landmarksBattle of Britain Househistoric site · 1.3 miHighgrove House, Eastcotehistoric site · 2.2 miHampermill Lakelake · 1.7 miCastles Lakelake · 2.0 miPotter Street Hillhill · under a mileHaste Hillhill · 1.0 miDellvalley · 1.8 miPinner Bridge Clubbridge · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNorthwood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 46 haBishops Wood Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 41 haGrove Greenpark · under a mileBatchworth Heathpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haSouth Oxhey Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 63 haNorthwood Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202024 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 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 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 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
Broadband89% 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)4,651 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Vernon Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryEastbury Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistStation Approach (Dental Surgery)right herePolice stationNorthwood Police Stationright hereCash machinePost OfficeNorthwood1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 6 independent, 2 special, 1 otherIndependentSt Helen's Schoolages 3-18, 1,097 pupilsunder a mileIndependentNorthwood College for Girls GDSTages 3-19, 814 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUTC Heathrowages 14-19, 240 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Herts College3.5 miUniversityBrunel University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR9.9 miRailway stationCarpenders Park2.0 miUndergroundNorthwood Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling7.8 miFerryKew Pier11 miBus stops70 within a mileCar parkNCP Northwood Station2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationNorthwoodunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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