Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,813 residentsin the Peckham North census areaMedian age 32.83,594 households22% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright49% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 4,586 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 11%, administrative services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 13% go by car, 37% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C617 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 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 landmarksCanada Waterlake · 1.8 miSurrey Waterlake · 2.2 miOak of Honor Hillhill · 1.8 miHolly Grove Shrubberywoodland · under a mileStave Hillhill · 2.2 miDuck Islandisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurgess Parkpark · under a mile · 47 haPeckham Rye Parkpark · under a mile · 40 haCossall Parkpark · under a milePeckham Pulse Leisure Centresports ground · within reachWarwick Gardenplaying field · under a mileBonar Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202448 mi away, Worminghall, 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 21 · PM2.5 9.4 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaudsley Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Acorn & Gaumont House Surgery87 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeckham Hill Pharmacy73 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistColosseum Dental (Peckham)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi139 schools85 primary, 20 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 independent, 16 special, 5 nursery, 6 otherPrimarySt James the Great Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 228 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHarris Primary Academy Peckham Parkages 3-11, 242 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarris Academy Peckhamages 11-16, 458 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMorley College London2.4 miUniversityGoldsmiths College, University of London1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationPeckham Ryeunder a mileUndergroundBermondsey Underground Station1.7 miBus stationVictoria Station3.6 miFerryWapping Pier2.0 miBus stops152 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SE15 postcode district.
