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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People10,673 residentsin the Old Street & St Luke's census areaMedian age 31.74,953 households17% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright52% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,200 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 18%, finance and insurance 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 8% go by car, 19% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle89% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%3% 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)
Nearby landmarksImperial Hallhistoric site · under a mileKing's Cross Canalsidehistoric site · under a mileRegent's Canal Towpathwalk or trail · under a mileOystergate Walkwalk or trail · 1.1 miPelican Poollake · 2.2 miSt James's Park Lakelake · 2.4 miGrosvenor Railway Bridgebridge · 1.0 miMillennium Bridgebridge · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQuaker Gardenpark · under a mileUpper Frobisher Crescentpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileFinsbury Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileCaledonian Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 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 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 30 · 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
Broadband97% 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)6,591 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryCity Road Medical Centre165 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyApex Pharmacy111 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOld Street Dental Clinicright herePolice stationWood Street Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineBCB ATM5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi159 schools82 primary, 23 secondary, 1 all-through, 29 independent, 10 special, 5 nursery, 1 sixth form, 8 otherPrimarySt Luke's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 208 pupilsright herePrimaryCity of London Primary Academy, Islingtonages 4-11, 348 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 LCY6.5 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationOld Streetunder a mileUndergroundOld Street Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.0 miFerryBlackfriars Pier1.0 miBus stops323 within a mileCar parkMotorcycle parking bayLondon8 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingESB Energy Charging StationLondon32 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 EC1 postcode district.
