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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtSE16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,291 residentsin the Surrey Quays census areaMedian age 33.24,587 households33% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright24% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate79% of adults are economically active, 6,553 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, health and social work 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 57% work from home, 10% go by car, 23% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages65% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 76%2% 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°C626 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 28 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 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 landmarksHeron Quays Westhistoric site · under a mile25 North Colonnadehistoric site · under a mileVanbrugh Castlecastle · 1.8 miSurrey Waterlake · 1.2 miCanada Waterlake · 1.3 miThames Pathwalk or trail · under a mileSouth Quay Footbridgebridge · under a mileRotherhithe River Pathwalk or trail · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · within reachSouth Dock Parkpark · under a mileHarbord Square Parkpark · under a mileMillwall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haThe Tiller Centresports ground · under a mileUpper Mudchute Park and Farm Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202449 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 25 · PM2.5 10 · PM10 17 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 broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,333 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLondon Independent Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryGP At Hand - Cabot Place66 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots51 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSmilepod Jubilee Placeright herePolice stationBritish Transport PoliceLondonunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 40 Canada Square7 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi123 schools70 primary, 18 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 7 special, 5 nursery, 1 sixth form, 16 otherPrimaryMulberry Wood Wharf Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsunder a milePrimarySeven Mills Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCanary Wharf Secondaryages 11-19, 417 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew City Collegeunder a mileUniversityRavensbourne1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY3.2 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR19 miRailway stationCanary Wharfunder a mileUndergroundCanary Wharf Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station5.5 miFerryCanary Wharf Pierunder a mileBus stops158 within a mileCar parkWest India Quay Car ParkLondon6 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationLondon16 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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