Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,954 residentsin the Queens Park census areaMedian age 36.94,161 households43% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright20% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 5,303 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 11% go by car, 23% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle88% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages59% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C694 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 25 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 landmarksThe Long Waterlake · 2.3 miBarrow Hillhill · 1.8 miPrimrose Hillhill · 1.9 miPortobello Dockdock · under a mileSt James's Park Lakelake · 3.7 miThe Fountainswater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haWoodhouse Urban Parkpark · under a mileSouth Kilburn Open Spacepark · under a milePaddington Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 11 haJubilee Community Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSouth Hampstead Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: 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 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 19 · PM2.5 9.1 · PM10 15 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
Broadband91% 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)4,477 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Charles Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryWilliam Dunbar House105 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHyperchem Pharmacy87 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi156 schools70 primary, 15 secondary, 1 all-through, 46 independent, 13 special, 7 nursery, 4 otherPrimarySt Luke's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsright herePrimarySalusbury Primary Schoolages 3-11, 626 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High Schoolages 11-18, 953 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form College1.0 miUniversityCentral School of Speech and Drama1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY11 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationQueens Park (London)under a mileUndergroundQueen's Park Underground StationQueens Parkunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.6 miFerryLittle Venice Waterbus Stop1.3 miBus stops171 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NW6 postcode district.
