Local servicesHospitalKing George Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryMarks Gate Health Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRose Lane Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools23 primary, 7 secondary, 2 all-through, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryRose Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 582 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrownfield Infant Schoolages 3-7, 321 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Warren Schoolages 11-18, 1,392 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of East London6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.0 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN21 miRailway stationChadwell Heath1.7 miUndergroundFairlop Underground StationFulwell Cross2.2 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield7.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth5.2 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM6 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,281 residentsin the Marks Gate census areaMedian age 33.32,870 households43% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright42% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,238 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, construction 16%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 43% go by car, 29% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 82%4% 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°C639 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 24 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 spacesKingston Hill Recreation Groundpark · under a mileHainault Forest Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 367 haEducational Nature Reservepark · under a mileThe Warren Park Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 50 haMarks Gate Allotmentsallotments · under a mileKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202319 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 14 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
Broadband91% 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)3,029 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
