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Pubs 534 Restaurants 2,244 Banks 131 Hotels 181 Shops 3,062 Supermarkets 99 Takeaways 510 Cinemas 14 Attractions 560 Business services 312 Education 792 Health and beauty 1,435 Home improvement 568 Leisure 107 Property services 280




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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE1
Telephone code01790
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,433 residentsin the Spitalfields census areaMedian age 29.54,011 households21% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright30% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,144 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 16%, finance and insurance 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 8% go by car, 20% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages54% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 68%8% 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October19 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 landmarksPrincipal Towerhistoric site · under a mileHeron Towerhistoric site · under a mileSurrey Waterlake · 1.8 miOystergate Walkwalk or trail · under a mileCanada Waterlake · 2.1 miRegent's Canal Towpathwalk or trail · 1.2 miTower Bridge, London, United Kingdombridge · under a mileRiverbank Housebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileAllen Gardenspark · under a mileFinsbury Circus Gardenspark · under a mileShoreditch Stationsports ground · under a mileStepney Greenplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haCable Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 32 · PM2.5 11 · PM10 18 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Clements Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHealth E1150 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots97 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBishopsgate Dental Careright herePolice stationBishopsgate Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineNatWest5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi165 schools90 primary, 27 secondary, 1 all-through, 28 independent, 8 special, 5 nursery, 6 otherIndependentOMG Educationages 11-18, 26 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church CofE Schoolages 3-11, 145 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCentral Foundation Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 1,152 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWorkers' Educational Associationunder a mileUniversityGuildhall School of Music and Dramaunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationLondon Liverpool Streetunder a mileUndergroundLiverpool Street Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station3.4 miFerryTower PierTower Hillunder a mileBus stops256 within a mileCar parkBroadgate House Car ParkLondon7 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon20 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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