N6 5BB Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
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 (35% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Highgate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 191-201 Archway Road London N6 5BN, permissioned (160 m)
- Land rear of Tudor Close N6 5PR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Highgate Bowl (440 m)
- Highgate Bowl: up to 31 homes (440 m)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court (460 m)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court: up to 37 homes (460 m)
- Garages Rear of 269 Archway Road London N6 5BT, permissioned (480 m)
- Garages Rear of 269 Archway Road London N6 5BT, permissioned (480 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 124 addresses are between 83 m and 86 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 99% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 660 m |
| Archway Underground Station | 890 m | |
| Tufnell Park Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Langdon Park Road Archway | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Johns Way Medical Centre | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Highgate Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 700 m |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Waterlow Park 10 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 106 (Ireton House), 106A and 108 (Lyndale House), Highgate Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 258 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 106 (Ireton House), 106A and 108 (Lyndale House), Highgate Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-west |
| Forecourt Walls to Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m south-west |
| Ivy House and Northgate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 590 m south-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 840 m south-west |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bird Sanctuary Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Number 3 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Highgate Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 20 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 60 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 124 |
91 of the postcode's 124 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 72% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.