Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,336 residentsin the Falconwood census areaMedian age 40.33,443 households86% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright2% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,853 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 42% go by car, 17% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C624 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarks61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miLondon Water Towerhistoric site · 1.6 miThe Lakelake · 1.8 miShooters Hillhill · under a mileThe Tarnlake · 2.3 miVanbrugh Castlecastle · 3.5 miBleak Hillhill · 1.1 miTower Bridgebridge · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEltham Park Northpark · under a mile · 30 haPlumstead Commonpark · under a mile · 38 haEast Wickham Open Spacepark · under a mile · 29 haShooters Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 35 haEaglesfieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haAnimal Days Out-Poets Cornersports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202325 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 15 · PM2.5 8.6 · PM10 13 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
Broadband98% 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)3,520 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBellegrove Surgery45 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBellegrove Pharmacy40 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationPlumstead Police StationLondon1.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Falconwood Parkunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi68 schools43 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 9 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryLeigh Stationers' Primary Academyages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishop Ridley Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileSecondaryHarris Academy Falconwoodages 11-18, 1,295 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChrist The King Sixth Form College3.7 miUniversityRose Bruford College2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY2.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR23 miRailway stationFalconwoodunder a mileDLRWoolwich Arsenal DLR Station1.7 miBus stationBus StationBluewater8.5 miFerryWoolwich Arsenal Pier2.0 miBus stops103 within a mileCar parkWestwood Lane Car ParkWellingunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeWelling14 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 DA16 postcode district.
