Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,620 residentsin the Shadwell Basin & Ratcliffe census areaMedian age 31.33,354 households27% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright31% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 4,415 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, finance and insurance 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 11% go by car, 23% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages52% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 71%7% 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 29 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 spacesSouthwark Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haRussia Dock Woodlandpark · under a mile · 10 haCumberland Wharfpark · under a mileShadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centresports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 22 · PM2.5 9.6 · 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
Broadband86% 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)3,823 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal London Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryAlbion Street Group Practice107 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCampion & Co Chemist77 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCanada Water Dental Healthright herePolice stationPolice Rotherhithe Metropolitan Police Stations A-ZLondonunder a mileCash machineTesco Bank ATMLondonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi161 schools87 primary, 22 secondary, 2 all-through, 15 independent, 12 special, 6 nursery, 17 otherPrimaryAlbion Primary Schoolages 3-11, 401 pupilsright herePrimaryAlfred Salter Primary Schoolages 3-11, 403 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBacon's Collegeages 11-19, 1,025 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City College1.5 miUniversityQueen Mary University of London1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY4.5 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationRotherhitheunder a mileUndergroundCanada Water Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station4.1 miFerryWapping Pierunder a mileBus stops165 within a mileCar parkNCP London Thomas More Squareunder a mileEV chargingubitricity14 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 E1 postcode district.
