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
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People5,949 residentsin the Shoreditch census areaMedian age 30.02,816 households16% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright23% social rented, 59% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate77% of adults are economically active, 3,880 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 20%, information and communication 14%, finance and insurance 13%Getting to work: 63% work from home, 4% go by car, 16% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages68% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 1% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesJoe White Gardenspark · under a mileQuaker Gardenpark · under a mileShoreditch Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haFinsbury Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 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 202548 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,717 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryInnovate Adhd LTD K&M153 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyApex Pharmacy104 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Art Studiosright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi167 schools87 primary, 25 secondary, 1 all-through, 29 independent, 11 special, 5 nursery, 1 sixth form, 8 otherSecondaryCentral Foundation Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 1,152 pupilsright herePrimarySt Monica's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 172 pupilsunder a mileIndependentThe Lyceumages 3-11, 126 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityGuildhall School of Music and Dramaunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.2 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationOld Streetunder a mileUndergroundOld Street Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.3 miFerryBlackfriars Pier1.3 miBus stops271 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EC1 postcode district.
