N6 4SY Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Fortis Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Woodside Avenue, London: 32 addresses
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 D (31% of about 860 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)
- Land rear of 24 Great North Road London N6 4LU, permissioned (180 m)
- Land rear of 24 Great North Road London N6 4LU, permissioned (180 m)
- 460-470 Archway Road (290 m)
- 460-470 Archway Road: up to 72 homes (290 m)
- 29/31 Aylmer Road London N2 0BS, permissioned (390 m)
- 29/31 Aylmer Road London N2 0BS, permissioned (390 m)
- Harrison Varma House 98 Great North Road London N2 0NL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Harrison Varma House 98 Great North Road London N2 0NL: up to 10 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 32 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 88 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 | Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Finchley Underground Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Highgate Underground Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodside Avenue/Great North Rd Fortis Green | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Finchley Station Car Park (TfL) | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East Finchley Medical Centre | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cw Andrew | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Highgate Private Hospital | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Golders Green Police station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Wellington, Highgate | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 24 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cherry Tree Wood 5.3 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,140 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Odeon Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Odeon Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Highpoint I Highpoint I (Numbers A to D) Highpoint I (Numbers G,H,I,K) | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Kenwood | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| North Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Coldfall Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| North Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Haringey: see them on the Haringey page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Woodside Avenue.