N8 0LT Haringey
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Harringay. Region: London.
Streets
- Wightman Road, London: 72 addresses
- Raleigh Road, London: 2 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 C (36% of about 1,270 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 1.0 km
- Railway Approach Hampden Road London N8 0HG, permissioned (140 m)
- Railway Approach Hampden Road London N8 0HG, permissioned (140 m)
- North of Hornsey Rail Depot (150 m)
- North of Hornsey Rail Depot: up to 56 homes (150 m)
- 72-72A Turnpike Lane London N8 0PR, permissioned (200 m)
- 72-72A Turnpike Lane London N8 0PR, permissioned (200 m)
- Clarendon Road South: up to 206 homes (240 m)
- Clarendon Road South (240 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 74 addresses are between 23 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 4% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hornsey 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Harringay 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Alexandra Palace 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnpike Lane Underground Station | 490 m |
| Wood Green Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Wightman Road Hornsey | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ellis & Company (Motors) Limited Car Park | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hornsey Park Surgery | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sia Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sky Dental Practice | 110 m |
| Hospital | St Ann's Hospital (Beh-Mht Services) | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Wood Green Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Fairland Park 5,090 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ducketts Common 3.0 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mannock Road Community Allotment 4,420 m² | 730 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist (Greek Orthodox), a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist (Greek Orthodox) | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Tower of Old Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Top Rank Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north |
| The Salisbury Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Alexandra Palace | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-west |
| Finsbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-east |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 4.4 km east |
| North Hill | Hill | 4.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 11 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 42 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 74 |
74 of the postcode's 74 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 37% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 52% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 51% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Wightman Road.