Tottenham North West
Haringey 012 · 4 sub-areas · 8,136 residents
Haringey 012 is a densely populated pocket of Haringey in north London, home to around 8,100 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £2,025 a month — noticeably below the central London rate — but rents are still steep relative to local earnings. Nearly two in five households here are in social housing, making this one of the more mixed-tenure corners of the borough.
Tottenham North West is a commuter neighbourhood within Haringey — train into London runs in around 5 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Tottenham North West?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,209 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Tottenham North West in Haringey
Living in Tottenham North West
This part of Haringey sits close enough to central London that the commute is genuinely short — around six minutes to the nearest major employment hub by public transport. That convenience is reflected in the demand, even if the neighbourhood itself doesn't have the polish of more expensive London postcodes. It's a working, mixed community rather than a gentrified one, and that shapes what day-to-day life here feels like.
On rent, you're looking at around £2,025 a month for a two-bedroom place — cheaper than much of inner north London, but still a significant outlay. A one-bed runs about £1,630 and a three-bed around £2,340. Rents crept up around 2.6% over the past year. The more striking number is how far that rent stretches against local wages: the rent-to-take-home ratio sits at over 92%, which means most residents here are spending nearly everything they bring home on rent. That's a signal that many people commute out to better-paying jobs rather than working locally — median resident earnings are around £37,500 a year, well above the £27,700 median for jobs based in the neighbourhood itself.
Who lives here reflects the borough's wider character. Just under half of residents were born in the UK, and the area has a high ethnic diversity index of 70. Social housing accounts for nearly 40% of tenures — unusually high for London — alongside about a third in private rentals and a quarter who own their home. It skews young: a quarter of residents are under 18, and another quarter are aged 18 to 34. Degree-holders make up about a third of residents, which is solid but not exceptional for London.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 480 metres away — about a six-minute walk. Greenspace is genuinely accessible: over 85% of residents are within a walkable distance of a park or open space, with the nearest greenspace on average just 183 metres away. For a denser urban neighbourhood, that's a real plus. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the area breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Haringey 012 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. The transport links are excellent — you're six minutes from a major employment hub — and greenspace is genuinely close by. But crime rates are roughly double the UK average, just over 40% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, and the rent-to-income ratio is punishing. It suits people who prioritise connectivity and can handle a gritty urban environment over polish.
- What is the rent in Haringey 012?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,630 a month, a two-bedroom about £2,025, and a three-bedroom roughly £2,340. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.6% over the past year. Council tax (Band D) adds another £2,314 a year on top.
- Is Haringey 012 safe?
- Crime here runs at around 178 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — more than twice the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's one of the higher-crime parts of Haringey. That said, crime isn't uniform across every street, so checking sub-area level data before choosing a specific road is worthwhile.
- What's the commute from Haringey 012 to central London?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about 480 metres away — a six-minute walk — and from there you can reach a major central London employment hub in around six minutes by public transport. It's one of the better-connected neighbourhoods in north London for rail commuters.
- Who lives in Haringey 012?
- It's a young, mixed community: a quarter of residents are under 18, another quarter aged 18 to 34. Nearly 40% of households are in social housing, about a third are private renters, and just a quarter own their home. Just under half of residents were born in the UK, and the area has high ethnic diversity. Most working residents commute out to better-paid jobs elsewhere.
- What schools are near Haringey 012?
- There are 131 schools within 2km, so there's no shortage of options. However, only around 41% of schools within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 651 metres away. It's worth researching individual catchments carefully rather than relying on proximity alone.
- How much do you need to earn to rent in Haringey 012?
- The rent-to-take-home ratio here is over 92%, which means the typical resident is spending nearly all their take-home pay on rent. The median resident salary is around £37,500 a year. To rent comfortably — say, spending no more than a third of take-home pay — you'd need to earn considerably more than that, or share a property.