Is Haringey a good place to live?
Haringey scores 58 out of 100 on our Liveability index, 8th of London's 33 boroughs. It does best on transport (72) and shops and services (72), and least well on safety (20). The highest-scoring wards are Harringay, Hornsey and Muswell Hill.
Each part compares Haringey with the rest of London, where 100 is the best. The score uses our default weights; on the map you can set your own.
Is Haringey safe?
Police recorded about 3,173 crimes a month in Haringey from June to August 2026, about 109 per square kilometre, above the London borough median of 63. The most common were anti-social behaviour (26%), violence and sexual offences (26%) and vehicle crime (8%).
Recorded crime follows footfall: busy town centres and transport hubs record more, which says little about quiet residential streets. Check the exact street with an area report.
Does Haringey flood?
About 8% of Haringey's land is in Flood Zone 2 or 3, the Environment Agency's zones for flooding from rivers or the sea, against 13% across London. About 1% sits in Flood Zone 3, the highest risk band. The zones ignore flood defences and do not cover surface water flooding.
Are there good schools in Haringey?
Haringey has 60 state primary and 12 state secondary schools, plus 10 independent schools. Of the state schools with a current single Ofsted grade, 100% are good or outstanding and 36% are outstanding, against a London borough median of 24% outstanding. Outstanding schools include Bounds Green Infant School, Highgate Primary School and South Harringay Junior School.
Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, so recently inspected schools have none. Always check admissions and catchment rules with the school or council.
How good is public transport in Haringey?
Haringey has 15 Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR or tram stations on the Piccadilly, Northern, Victoria, Weaver (Overground), National Rail and Suffragette (Overground), in fare zone 3. About 28% of the borough has good or better access (TfL PTAL 4 to 6b), against 15% of London.
How much does it cost to live in Haringey?
The average home in Haringey cost £646,557 in March 2026 (HM Land Registry), up 6.5% over five years. The average private rent was £2,214 a month (ONS, May 2026 release), a gross yield of about 4.1%. Homes cost 13.9 times average local earnings.
What is the air quality like in Haringey?
Nitrogen dioxide averaged 22 µg/m³ across Haringey in 2022 (London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory), against a London median of 20 and a World Health Organization guideline of 10. Fine particles (PM2.5) averaged 9 µg/m³ against a guideline of 5. Air is usually worst beside main roads.
What are the shops, parks and GPs like in Haringey?
OpenStreetMap lists 60 supermarkets, 28 GP surgeries and 36 pharmacies in Haringey, and 72 public parks covering about 325 hectares. About 30% of the borough is in a conservation area, where outside changes usually need permission.
How deprived is Haringey?
The typical neighbourhood in Haringey is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England and 10 the least. About 37% of the borough is in the most deprived fifth.
Which parts of Haringey score best?
The highest Liveability scores in Haringey are in Harringay, Hornsey and Muswell Hill, and the lowest in Northumberland Park and Hermitage & Gardens. Every ward is below, with its scores for safety, transport, shops, green space and schools out of 100.
| Ward | Liveability | Safety | Transport | Shops | Green | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harringay | 61 | 10 | 96 | 86 | 70 | 79 |
| Hornsey | 61 | 23 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 90 |
| Muswell Hill | 60 | 34 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 40 |
| Tottenham Hale | 60 | 14 | 89 | 71 | 66 | 84 |
| Woodside | 60 | 16 | 90 | 71 | 66 | 78 |
| Fortis Green | 60 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 77 |
| Alexandra Park | 59 | 43 | 53 | 54 | 76 | 63 |
| Bounds Green | 59 | 25 | 91 | 72 | 57 | 72 |
| Highgate | 59 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 55 | 48 |
| Noel Park | 59 | 6 | 98 | 86 | 64 | 70 |
| Stroud Green | 59 | 14 | 73 | 78 | 63 | 75 |
| Seven Sisters | 58 | 6 | 94 | 71 | 65 | 72 |
| West Green | 58 | 13 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 77 |
| St Ann's | 57 | 8 | 77 | 82 | 58 | 85 |
| Crouch End | 57 | 27 | 64 | 80 | 41 | 62 |
| South Tottenham | 56 | 9 | 93 | 74 | 67 | 77 |
| Tottenham Central | 55 | 5 | 83 | 77 | 54 | 77 |
| White Hart Lane | 55 | 20 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 58 |
| Bruce Castle | 51 | 8 | 75 | 77 | 51 | 67 |
| Northumberland Park | 51 | 22 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 59 |
| Hermitage & Gardens | 50 | 10 | 65 | 68 | 45 | 68 |
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Where these numbers come from
- Crime: police.uk street-level crime, June to August 2026, averaged per month.
- Flood zones and conservation areas: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning and local authority conservation areas, via planning.data.gov.uk.
- Schools: Department for Education Get Information About Schools, with Ofsted grades.
- Transport: TfL stations and PTAL 2023. Air quality: London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 2022.
- Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (March 2026) and ONS private rents (May 2026 release) and affordability ratios.
- Shops, GPs and parks: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Deprivation: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG).
- Liveability: our score for each ~500 m square of London, built from the sources above; borough and ward figures are medians of their squares.
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