Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,571 residentsin the Archway East census areaMedian age 34.74,033 households34% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright37% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,917 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 54% work from home, 11% go by car, 22% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages56% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C694 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 days of air frost, 26 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 spacesHampstead Heathpark · under a mile · 316 haWaterlow Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haFinsbury Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 48 haHighgate Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 33 haSt Aloysius' College Sports Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 5 haFerme Park Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haSource: 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 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 21 · PM2.5 9.3 · PM10 15 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
Broadband92% 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)4,327 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Whittington Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Johns Way Medical Centre72 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell70 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistArchway Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi107 schools57 primary, 17 secondary, 1 all-through, 16 independent, 10 special, 3 nursery, 1 sixth form, 2 otherSecondaryCity of London Academy, Highgate Hillages 11-18, 641 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Aloysius' Collegeages 11-19, 341 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWM College2.2 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.1 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationUpper Hollowayunder a mileUndergroundArchway Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale3.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town1.9 miBus stops168 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the N19 postcode district.
