Compton Avenue London, Haringey
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (N6), about 240 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 21100184.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £8,500,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 5, E: 4, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band H; Band D in Haringey costs £2,314 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 11% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hampstead Heath, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Kenwood, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 103 to 113 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Highgate Group Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 64% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 41 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £8,500,000 | £8,500,000 | £8,500,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £11,000,000 | £11,000,000 | £11,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £4,400,000 | £4,400,000 | £4,400,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £12,100,000 | £12,100,000 | £12,100,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £11,275,000 | £10,800,000 | £11,750,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £10,555,000 | £10,555,000 | £10,555,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £3,650,000 | £3,650,000 | £3,650,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | £3,174,000 | £2,600,000 | £5,365,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £2,400,000 | £2,400,000 | £2,400,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2023 | OAK LAWN N6 4LB | Detached | £8,500,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | HEATH VIEW N6 4LB | Detached | £7,600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Nov 2020 | ESTEREL N6 4LH | Detached | £5,750,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2020 | HEATH VIEW N6 4LB | Detached | £7,850,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Sep 2020 | TREE TOPS N6 4LH | Detached | £11,000,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2019 | BEAULIEU N6 4LH | Detached | £4,400,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | ROUND HILL N6 4LB | Other | £41,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Oct 2017 | NICE PLACE N6 4LH | Other | £14,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2016 | COMPTON HOUSE N6 4LB | Detached | £12,100,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2015 | WOODLEY N6 4LH | Detached | £10,800,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2015 | FAR END N6 4LH | Detached | £11,750,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2014 | COMPTON LODGE N6 4LB | Detached | £10,555,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2013 | DERWEN N6 4LH | Detached | £11,150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Jan 2001 | WOODLEY N6 4LH | Detached | £3,650,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2000 | CHASE END N6 4LH | Detached | £5,365,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2000 | TAZMA HOUSE N6 4LB | Semi-detached | £3,174,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2000 | TAZMA HOUSE N6 4LB | Semi-detached | £2,600,000 | |
| 5 Jan 1996 | WOODLEY N6 4LH | Detached | £2,400,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 626 m². Most common: House, detached (14); Flat (1). Built: 1930-1949 (6); 1900-1929 (2); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- Beaulieu, Compton Avenue
- Compton Lodge, Compton Avenue
- Derwen, Compton Avenue
- Far End, Compton Avenue
- Nice Place, Compton Avenue
- Palladio, Compton Avenue
- Red House, Compton Avenue
- Round Hill, Compton Avenue
- Top Floor Flat, Compton House, Compton Avenue
- Treetops, Compton Avenue
- West Lodge, Compton Avenue
- Woodley, Compton Avenue
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 street: most are in band H (31% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Highgate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- The Towers, The Bishops Avenue And 1-5 Arden Court Gardens, London, N2 0BJ: up to 44 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- The Towers, The Bishops Avenue And 1-5 Arden Court Gardens, London, N2 0BJ, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Barons Court 56 The Bishops Avenue London N2 0BE: up to 93 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Hammerson House, 50A The Bishops Avenue, London, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Hammerson House, 50A The Bishops Avenue, London, N2 0BE, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 22A Broadlands Road London N6 4AG, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Dryades, The Bishops Avenue, London, N2 0BA, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Dryades, The Bishops Avenue, London, N2 0BA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 103 m and 113 m above sea level (107 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6 4LB | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| N6 4LH | 11% | 11% | 11% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hampstead Heath 3.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Gospel Oak 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Upper Holloway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Highgate Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| East Finchley Underground Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Golders Green Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compton Avenue / Kenwood House Highgate | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Highgate Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highgate Group Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Highgate Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pond Square Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Highgate Private Hospital | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service Hampstead | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Wellington, Highgate | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenwood 42 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hampstead Heath 316 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 790 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Lyttelton Playing Fields 9.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzroy Park Allotments 1.4 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 359 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Service Wing and Outbuildings to Kenwood House, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Service Wing and Outbuildings to Kenwood House | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Kenwood | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Sham Bridge to South of Kenwood House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Hill (Inverforth House) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Wood | Wood | 280 m south-west |
| North Hill | Hill | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Wood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Thousand Pound Pond | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Stock Pond | Lake or reservoir | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Ken Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tetherdown Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brookfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Aloysius' College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood House NW3 7JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 4 Good | 6 Jun 2022 |
| Jelly Belly NW3 7JR | Retailers - other | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Caterplus @ Riverstone N2 0BE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Signature At Highgate N2 0BE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Compton Avenue (38); On or near Courtenay Avenue (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 73% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Courtenay Avenue · Sheldon Avenue · Stormont Road · Canons Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.