Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,916 residentsin the Clapham Junction & East Hill census areaMedian age 32.34,196 households38% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright18% social rented, 42% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate81% of adults are economically active, 6,110 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 17%, information and communication 11%, finance and insurance 11%Getting to work: 62% work from home, 8% go by car, 20% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages69% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 1% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%1% 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°C620 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October22 days of air frost, 28 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)
Nearby landmarksFountain Lakelake · 1.2 miBattersea Reachtidal water · under a mileWimbledon Park Lakelake · 2.5 miChelsea Reachtidal water · 1.4 miMount Pondpond · 1.0 miDuck Islandisland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClapham Commonpark · under a mile · 76 haWandsworth Commonpark · under a mile · 64 haBattersea Parkpark · under a mile · 80 haFalcon Park Community Sports Centreplaying field · under a mileBattersea Youth Centresports ground · under a mileHurlingham Club Groundsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 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: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 20 · PM2.5 9.2 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,881 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelsea And Westminster Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryJunction Health Centre78 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy64 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBattersea Orthodontic Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi119 schools60 primary, 16 secondary, 28 independent, 9 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentThames Christian Schoolages 11-18, 188 pupilsunder a milePrimaryARK John Archer Primary Academyages 3-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk Bolingbroke Academyages 11-18, 793 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Francis Xavier Sixth Form College1.2 miUniversityInstitute of Cancer Research1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY10 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationClapham Junctionunder a mileUndergroundClapham South Underground Station1.3 miBus stationVictoria Station2.5 miFerrySt Mary's Wandsworth PierClapham Junctionunder a mileBus stops166 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW11 postcode district.
