Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,630 residentsin the Tulse Hill census areaMedian age 34.03,391 households23% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright57% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,146 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 16% go by car, 37% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%4% 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°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October24 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)
Parks and green spacesBrockwell Parkpark · under a mile · 52 haKnight's Hillpark · under a mile · 3 haTooting Bec Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 57 haDulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 34 haMary Datchelor Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haWoodfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202447 mi away, Worminghall, 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 18 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,627 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lambeth Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryNorth Wood Group Practice @ Tulse Hill67 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDeejay Chemist56 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi107 schools57 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 14 independent, 10 special, 6 nursery, 2 sixth form, 3 otherPrimaryFenstanton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 145 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCity Heights E-ACT Academyages 11-18, 460 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStreatham Wells Primaryages 3-11, 228 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Bank Colleges1.7 miUniversitySt George's Hospital Medical School3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY8.3 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationTulse Hillunder a mileUndergroundBrixton Underground Station1.3 miBus stationVictoria Station4.0 miFerryVauxhall St. George Wharf Pier3.0 miBus stops173 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW2 postcode district.
