N6 5QS Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Highgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Priory Gardens, London: 48 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court (240 m)
- Gonnerman Antiques and Goldsmith Court: up to 37 homes (240 m)
- Land to the rear of 11-13 Stanhope Gardens London N6 5TT London, permissioned (290 m)
- Garages Rear of 269 Archway Road London N6 5BT, permissioned (310 m)
- Garages Rear of 269 Archway Road London N6 5BT, permissioned (310 m)
- Summersby Road (360 m)
- Summersby Road: up to 45 homes (360 m)
- Jameson Lodge 58 Shepherds Hill N6 5RW: up to 2 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 48 addresses are between 78 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Crouch Hill 901,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Hornsey 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 290 m |
| Archway Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| East Finchley Underground Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highgate | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highgate Group Practice | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hayward Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Whittington Hospital At Hornsey Central | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Police Training Centre | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Wellington, Highgate | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 24 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,100 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Highpoint I Highpoint I (Numbers A to D) Highpoint I (Numbers G,H,I,K), a listed building (Grade I), 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 127 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highpoint I Highpoint I (Numbers A to D) Highpoint I (Numbers G,H,I,K) | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Highpoint Ii | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| The Sycamores | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Byron House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Waterlow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Highgate Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 320 m north |
| Highgate Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Number 5 Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| North Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 48 | 48 |
None of the postcode's 48 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 76% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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 Priory Gardens.