Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:55 pm
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People12,582 residentsin the Manor Royal & Northgate census areaMedian age 34.75,039 households40% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright23% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 6,511 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, transport and storage 16%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 45% go by car, 15% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C830 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 22 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 spacesGrattons Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haMilton Mount Gardenspark · under a mile · 4 haSurrey and Sussex Crematorium and Garden of Remembrancepark · 1.0 mi · 7 haOakwood Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haThe Grattons Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haNewark Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20194 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 14 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 11 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,487 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLangley Green Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySouth East Coast Ambulance Service24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrawley Business Quarterunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 specialSecondaryHazelwick Schoolages 11-18, 1,913 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorthgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 649 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThree Bridges Primary Schoolages 3-11, 600 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Surrey College8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW1.6 miRailway stationThree Bridgesunder a mileLight railGatwick South Terminal Shuttle StationGatwick Airport2.1 miBus stationBus StationCrawley1.1 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton20 miBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH10 postcode district.
