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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People6,543 residentsin the Notting Hill Gate census areaMedian age 37.93,270 households36% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright15% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,515 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 17%, professional and scientific services 17%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 63% work from home, 7% go by car, 17% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages69% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%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 milePalace Courthistoric site · under a mile13 Kensington Palace Gardenshistoric site · under a mileThe Long Waterlake · 1.0 miPaddington Station North Bridgebridge · 1.0 miBishop's Bridgebridge · 1.0 miFountain Lakelake · 2.6 miThe Fountainswater · under a mileSources: 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 · 1.4 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
Broadband84% 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)4,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCromwell Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Pembridge Villas Surgery117 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCalder Pharmacy Of Notting Hill109 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNotting Hill Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationNotting Hill Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 112-114 Kensington High StreetLondonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi169 schools71 primary, 15 secondary, 1 all-through, 53 independent, 15 special, 10 nursery, 1 sixth form, 3 otherPrimaryFox Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsright hereIndependentSouthbank International School Kensingtonages 2-11, 144 pupilsright hereSecondaryHolland Park Schoolages 11-18, 1,376 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form College1.2 miUniversityRoyal College of Art1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY11 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationShepherds Bushunder a mileUndergroundNotting Hill Gate Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station2.4 miFerryLittle Venice Waterbus Stop1.0 miBus stops171 within a mileCar parkQ-Park QueenswayLondon3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon70 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 W11 postcode district.
