Local servicesHospitalKings @ Erith & District Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryPurfleet Care Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyAllcures PLC9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 sixth formPrimaryPurfleet Primary Academyages 3-11, 619 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBrady Primary Schoolages 3-11, 423 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHarris Academy Rainhamages 11-16, 913 pupils1.4 miCollegeNorth Kent College4.5 miUniversityRose Bruford College6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN27 miRailway stationPurfleet1.4 miUndergroundElm Park Underground Station3.7 miBus stationBus StationLakeside3.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth4.4 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DA17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,176 residentsin the Erith East census areaMedian age 33.63,196 households41% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright30% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,606 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 39% go by car, 27% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C569 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 25 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 landmarksAveley Lakelake · 1.6 miAnchor Baybay · 1.5 miErith Randstidal water · 1.2 miAlexandra Lakelake · 2.9 miAveley Marsheswetland · under a mileWennington Marsheswetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBelhus Woods Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 231 haIngrebourne Linksgolf course · 1.0 mi · 123 haChurch Hollow Parkpark · 1.2 miHornchurch Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 84 haSpider Parkplaying field · under a mileSpring Farm Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200749 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202320 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 13 · PM2.5 8.1 · PM10 13 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,476 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
