N6 5DA Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Claremont Road, London: 46 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 (26% 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: 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 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of 11-13 Stanhope Gardens London N6 5TT London, permissioned (210 m)
- Land rear of Tudor Close N6 5PR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 191-201 Archway Road London N6 5BN, permissioned (350 m)
- Jameson Lodge 58 Shepherds Hill N6 5RW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 62 Shepherds Hill London N6 5RN London, permissioned (420 m)
- 62 Shepherds Hill London N6 5RN London, permissioned (420 m)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court (420 m)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court: up to 37 homes (420 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 46 addresses are between 67 m and 73 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Hornsey 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 640 m |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Stanhope Road / Crouch End | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 520 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crouch Hall Road Surgery | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hayward Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,880 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 24 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 106 (Ireton House), 106A and 108 (Lyndale House), Highgate Hill, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m south-west. 135 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 11 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* | 730 m south-west |
| Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m south-west |
| Forecourt Walls to Cromwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m south-west |
| Ivy House and Northgate House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 930 m south-west |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 770 m north-west |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Bird Sanctuary Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Number 5 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Parliament Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 46 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 6% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Claremont Road.