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 – 3:52 pm
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People12,903 residentsin the Blackhorse Road census areaMedian age 33.75,239 households38% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright22% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 7,215 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 14% go by car, 31% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%5% 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°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 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 spacesLloyd Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haBisterne Avenue Parkpark · under a mileGreenway Avenue Community Gardenpark · under a mileChestnuts Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 3 haHale End Road Allotment Siteallotments · under a mile · 3 haSalisbury Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 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 18 · PM2.5 9.2 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhipps Cross Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNelft Community Diabetes Service54 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySanchoh Limited57 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWood Street Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi78 schools49 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryEmmanuel Community Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupilsright herePrimaryOur Lady and St George's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileSecondaryHoly Family Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,175 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWaltham Forest Collegeunder a mileUniversityQueen Mary University of London4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.4 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR21 miRailway stationWood StreetUpper Walthamstowunder a mileUndergroundWalthamstow Central Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale2.3 miFerryEast India Pier5.6 miBus stops168 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the N17 postcode district.
