N17 8BL Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bruce Castle. Region: London.
Streets
- Orchard Place, London: 15 addresses
- Brereton Road, London: 1 address
- Brereton Road, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Haringey in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,543 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,628 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (50% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 7 Orchard Place London N17 8BH, permissioned (60 m)
- 7 Orchard Place London N17 8BH, permissioned (60 m)
- Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 748 High Road London N17 0AP London, permissioned (300 m)
- Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 748 High Road London N17 0AP London, permissioned (300 m)
- High Road West (340 m)
- High Road West: up to 1,200 homes (340 m)
- North of White Hart Lane (370 m)
- North of White Hart Lane: up to 100 homes (370 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | White Hart Lane 2.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Bruce Grove 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Northumberland Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tottenham Hale Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northumberland Park Car Park | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.8 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tottenham Health Centre | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pharmocare | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | North Middlesex Hospital (Psychiatric Link Liason Nurse Service) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Tottenham Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bruce Castle Park 8.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Florence Hayes Recreation Ground 6,810 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dial House, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m north-east. 61 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dial House | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Forecourt Walls and Railings to Number 796 (Percy House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-east |
| Percy House | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| 808 and 810, High Road N17 | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Lockwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Low Maynard Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| High Maynard Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 14 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 14 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 34% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 28% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 55% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Orchard Place.