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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,711 residentsin the Forest Gate North census areaMedian age 34.52,646 households37% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright27% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,711 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 18% go by car, 41% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle66% 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, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 71%8% 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°C609 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 26 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTilbury Fort, Essexhistoric site · 1.1 miStratford Martyrs Memorialhistoric site · 1.2 miRook Islandisland · 1.5 miLincoln Islandisland · 1.5 miThe Lakelake · 2.1 miUk Londrabridge · 1.7 miDaisy Lakelake · 3.4 miShoulder of Mutton Pondpond · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWanstead Flatspark · under a mile · 164 haWanstead Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 95 haWest Ham Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haWanstead Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 33 haAtherton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileDrapers Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202450 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 19 · PM2.5 9.4 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,803 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Ham Memorial Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Forest Practice88 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySherman Chemists79 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWoodgrange Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonunder a mileCash machinePost Office3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi98 schools56 primary, 12 secondary, 3 all-through, 12 independent, 3 special, 6 nursery, 2 sixth form, 4 otherPrimaryWoodgrange Infant Schoolages 3-7, 378 pupilsright herePrimaryGodwin Junior Schoolages 7-11, 354 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryForest Gate Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,343 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)1.7 miUniversityUniversity of East London3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY3.4 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationWanstead ParkForest Gateunder a mileUndergroundUpton Park Underground Station1.2 miBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale4.7 miFerryEast India Pier3.3 miBus stops124 within a mileCar parkShaftesbury Road Car ParkLondonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity43 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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