Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,433 residentsin the Spitalfields census areaMedian age 29.54,011 households21% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright30% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,144 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 16%, finance and insurance 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 8% go by car, 20% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages54% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 68%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October19 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 spacesJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileAllen Gardenspark · under a mileFinsbury Circus Gardenspark · under a mileShoreditch Stationsports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 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 32 · PM2.5 11 · PM10 18 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Clements Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHealth E1150 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots97 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBishopsgate Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi165 schools90 primary, 27 secondary, 1 all-through, 28 independent, 8 special, 5 nursery, 6 otherIndependentOMG Educationages 11-18, 26 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church CofE Schoolages 3-11, 145 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCentral Foundation Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 1,152 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityGuildhall School of Music and Dramaunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationLondon Liverpool Streetunder a mileUndergroundLiverpool Street Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.4 miFerryTower PierTower Hillunder a mileBus stops256 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the E1 postcode district.
