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 – 3:54 pm
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People8,867 residentsin the Putney West census areaMedian age 37.73,931 households53% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright10% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 5,109 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 17%, finance and insurance 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 62% work from home, 10% go by car, 16% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle78% 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, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%1% 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°C631 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 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 spacesBarnes Commonpark · under a mile · 42 haPutney Heathpark · 1.0 mi · 132 haPutney Lower Commonpark · under a mile · 18 haRoehampton Club Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 34 haRoehampton Clubsports ground · under a mile · 39 haBishops Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 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 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 18 · 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
Broadband78% 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)4,166 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges At Queen Mary's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPutneymead Group Medical Practice61 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPutney Pharmacy47 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCentury Dental Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi88 schools46 primary, 11 secondary, 19 independent, 7 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryOur Lady of Victories Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 168 pupilsright herePrimaryHotham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 400 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk Putney Academyages 11-18, 746 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEaling, Hammersmith and West London College2.1 miUniversityRoehampton University1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR10 miRailway stationPutneyunder a mileUndergroundEast Putney Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station4.1 miFerryPutney Pierunder a mileBus stops127 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW15 postcode district.
