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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE11
Telephone codeNot listed
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 49 min8:03 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,306 residentsin the Snaresbrook census areaMedian age 40.95,367 households60% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright10% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 6,413 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 22% go by car, 19% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% 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°C611 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksThe Templehistoric site · 1.1 miTilbury Fort, Essexhistoric site · 1.2 miLincoln Islandisland · 1.0 miRook Islandisland · 1.1 miDaisy Lakelake · 1.9 miCuthbert Lakelake · 2.0 miWalthamstow Forestforest · 1.6 miEagle Pondpond · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWanstead Parkpark · under a mile · 95 haWanstead Flatspark · under a mile · 164 haRoding Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 35 haWanstead Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 33 haNutter Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBlake Hall Sports and Leisure Clubsports ground · under a mile · 2 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 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 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 19 · PM2.5 9.3 · PM10 16 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
Broadband88% 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)5,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWanstead Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWanstead Place Surgery56 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWanstead Pharmacy56 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWanstead Village Dental And Healunder a milePolice stationWanstead Police StationLondonright hereCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wanstead, Wansteadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi64 schools36 primary, 11 secondary, 2 all-through, 6 independent, 4 special, 3 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryOur Lady of Lourdes RC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 450 pupilsright herePrimaryWanstead Church Schoolages 3-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLeytonstone Schoolages 11-16, 1,028 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeyton Sixth Form College1.0 miUniversityQueen Mary University of London4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.1 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationLeytonstone High Road1.0 miUndergroundSnaresbrook Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale3.8 miFerryEast India Pier4.9 miBus stops108 within a mileCar parkWanstead Station Car Park (TfL)Londonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity46 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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