Wood Green South
Haringey 016 · 4 sub-areas · 8,079 residents
Haringey 016 sits within the London borough of Haringey, home to around 8,100 people and one of the more tenure-mixed corners of north London. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for around £2,025 a month — noticeably below the central London norm — but with a rent-to-take-home ratio of over 90%, affordability is still a serious squeeze for most renters here.
Wood Green South is a commuter neighbourhood within Haringey — train into London runs in around 9 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Wood Green South?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 34 restaurants and 5 pubs in five minutes; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wood Green South in Haringey
Living in Wood Green South
This part of Haringey has a distinctly urban, mixed feel — not the gentrified polish of some inner north London neighbourhoods, nor the gritty edge of others. Around one in three households rents privately, another third is in social housing, and fewer than one in three owns their home. That tenure spread shapes the character of the streets: a genuine cross-section of Londoners rather than a monoculture of young professionals or long-settled owner-occupiers.
On rent, Haringey 016 sits at the more affordable end for London — but affordable is relative. A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,630 a month, a two-bedroom around £2,025, and a three-bedroom around £2,340. Rents here rose roughly 2.6% over the past year, a slower pace than much of the capital. The median property price is just under £500,000, and it would take a typical local household around 6.6 years to save a deposit.
The area is ethnically diverse — the diversity index sits at 66.6 — and under half of residents were born in the UK. Around a third are aged 18–34, giving the population a noticeably young tilt, though the 35–49 cohort is also well represented at roughly a quarter of residents. One-person households account for a third of all homes. The unemployment claimant rate is elevated at 7.5%, and the IMD score of 40.7 (decile 1.8) places this area among the more deprived neighbourhoods in England — a significant factor in the affordability picture when set against London rents.
For practical purposes, connectivity is a genuine strength. The nearest underground station is less than 400 metres away, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 700 metres — about a nine-minute walk. Central London is under ten minutes by public transport, which is one of the area's clearest advantages. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Haringey 016.
What you'll need on day one
Compare Wood Green South with
Frequently asked
- Is Haringey 016 a nice place to live?
- It depends on your priorities. The transport links are excellent — central London in under ten minutes — and it's genuinely diverse and mixed. The trade-off is a high crime rate relative to the national average and a rent-to-income squeeze that's severe even by London standards. It works well for people who commute into the centre and want slightly lower rents than zones 1–2.
- What is the rent in Haringey 016?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,630 a month, a two-bedroom around £2,025, and a three-bedroom around £2,340. These are estimates scaled from borough-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 2.6% over the past year.
- Is Haringey 016 safe?
- The crime rate here is around 472 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is well above the UK national average of roughly 80. That's a significant gap. The picture varies street by street, so checking police.uk for specific roads you're considering is advisable before making a decision.
- What's the commute from Haringey 016 to central London?
- Under ten minutes by public transport, which is genuinely quick. The nearest underground station is around 380 metres away, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 710 metres — about a nine-minute walk. Around 44% of residents commute by public transport.
- Who lives in Haringey 016?
- A genuinely mixed population — around a third rent privately, a third are in social housing, and fewer than a quarter own their home. About a third of residents are aged 18–34. Fewer than half were born in the UK, and the area has a high ethnic diversity index of 66.6. One-person households make up a third of all homes.
- What schools are near Haringey 016?
- There are 156 schools within 2km, so choice isn't the issue — but only around 46% of those within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is well below the national share of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 870 metres away.
- How affordable is Haringey 016 compared to the rest of London?
- It's on the more affordable end for inner north London, but that's a low bar. The rent-to-take-home ratio exceeds 92%, meaning rents consume nearly all of a typical local resident's net income. Median resident salaries are around £37,563 a year, and a deposit on a typical local property would take around 6.6 years to save.