Local servicesHospitalMoorfield Eye Hospital City Road Elective Surgical Hubunder a mileGP surgeryStrouts Place Medical Centre116 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHaggerston Pharmacy99 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCosmo Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi178 schools95 primary, 30 secondary, 1 all-through, 26 independent, 13 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 8 otherSecondaryHaggerston Schoolages 11-19, 939 pupilsright hereSecondaryCity of London Academy, Shoreditch Parkages 11-19, 914 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bridge Academyages 11-19, 1,070 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityGuildhall School of Music and Drama1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.7 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationHoxtonunder a mileUndergroundBethnal Green Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale3.9 miFerryTower PierTower Hill1.8 miBus stops220 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,922 residentsin the Haggerston East census areaMedian age 33.74,152 households19% of homes owner-occupied7% owned outright58% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,815 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 12% go by car, 23% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%6% 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°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 days of air frost, 29 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 spacesHaggerston Parkpark · within reach · 8 haSt Mary's Community Gardenpark · under a mileIon Square Gardenspark · under a mileBritannia Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haMabley Greenplaying field · 1.9 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 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: 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
Broadband98% 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)4,347 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
