Haringey housing statistics 2026
House prices, rents, home types and planning rules in Haringey, with every figure from an official source.
Haringey was largely built before the First World War. More than half its homes date from before 1919, six in ten households live in a flat, and the average home cost £633,221 in August 2026, 1.4% less than a year earlier but still well above the London average.
Every figure comes from an official source and is dated, so you can see exactly what you are working with before you plan a home renovation in Haringey. The sources are numbered in brackets and listed in full at the end of the page.
When Haringey's homes were built
Tottenham grew from 22,869 people in 1871 to 97,174 in 1891, after the railways arrived. South Tottenham station opened in 1871 and the Great Eastern line from Liverpool Street to Enfield in 1872 [1].
Whole estates followed. Work on Noel Park in Wood Green began in 1883 and most of its more than 2,000 homes were built by 1907, while the Haringey House estate had over 1,800 houses and shops by 1900. In 1901 the London County Council bought about 225 acres, mainly along Lordship Lane, to house 42,500 people [1].
The Valuation Office Agency figures show how much of that survives. Of Haringey's 115,610 homes, 36.3% were built before 1900, against 20.8% across London, and 17.4% between 1900 and 1918. Only 10.8% date from between the wars, against 22.0% for London [2]. Many of those Victorian houses have roof space to spare, which makes a loft conversion one of the most common ways to add a room.
How Haringey households live
The 2021 Census found 61.0% of Haringey households living in a flat, against 54.0% across London. 35.4% live in a purpose-built block and 22.8% in a flat inside a converted house, more than twice London's 11.1% [3].
25.6% live in a terraced house, against 21.3% for London, and only 13.3% in a semi-detached or detached house [3]. In a flat carved out of a Victorian house, a kitchen renovation is usually about getting more from the same floor area.
Who owns Haringey's homes
Just 37.3% of Haringey households own their home, 17.3% outright and 20.0% with a mortgage, against 45.2% across London [4].
Private renting is the largest tenure, at 35.6% of households against 30.0% for London, and a further 25.2% rent from a council or housing association [4]. Haringey council bought the 2,175 homes on the Noel Park estate in 1966, and the Broadwater Farm blocks were finished in the early 1970s [1].
What a Haringey home costs
The average Haringey home cost £633,221 in August 2026, 1.4% less than a year earlier [5]. That is about 14% above the London average of £554,430, where prices fell by 2.2%, and more than twice the England average of £293,525 [6].
Haringey has been above the London average every August for twenty years. In August 2006 the average home here cost £295,444, against London's £274,815. The biggest jump came between 2013 and 2014, when the average rose from £402,948 to £490,663, and prices peaked at £642,499 in August 2025 [6].
Flats, terraces and the gap between them
A flat or maisonette in Haringey averaged £467,608 in August 2026 and a terraced house £799,398, a gap of £331,790. Semi-detached homes averaged £1,234,044, although only 9.4% of households live in one [5] [3].
Flats fell 3.0% over the year while terraced houses rose 0.2% [5]. Both cost more than the London averages of £427,310 and £648,650 [6].
For a family already in a terrace, a house extension adds room without paying the £434,646 more that a semi-detached house costs on average.
What it costs to rent in Haringey
The average private rent in Haringey was £2,225 a month in September 2026, up 1.3% on a year earlier, a slower rise than London's 3.5% [5]. A one-bedroom home averaged £1,643 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £3,196.
With 35.6% of households renting privately, a dated bathroom is often the first thing a bathroom renovation puts right between tenancies.
Council Tax bands in Haringey
Council Tax bands are based on what a home would have sold for on the open market on 1 April 1991 [7]. In Haringey, Band C is the largest, with 31.5% of homes against 27.1% for London, and Bands C and D together hold 56.5% of homes [2].
23.6% of Haringey homes are in Bands A and B, against 16.7% for London, and 4.9% are in Bands G and H, against 7.6% for London [2].
The rules on your street
Haringey has 28 conservation areas. The first, Highgate, was designated on 21 December 1967, and the newest, Vallance Road, on 10 November 2008 [8].
Article 4 directions remove some permitted development rights in four of them, Noel Park, Peabody Cottages, Rookfield Estate and Tower Gardens, so changes such as altering windows and doors need planning permission there [9]. Digging down is one of the jobs where planning rules matter most, so a basement conversion starts with a check of the address.
Government guidance says councils should decide major applications within 13 weeks and all other applications within eight weeks [10]. Check whether your street is in a conservation area before anyone starts drawing, then ask up to three vetted builders to quote against the same plans for your home renovation in Haringey.
Haringey housing statistics at a glance
- Average house price, August 2026: £633,221 (London £554,430) [5] [6]
- Change on a year earlier: -1.4% (London -2.2%) [5] [6]
- Average flat or maisonette: £467,608 (London £427,310) [5] [6]
- Average terraced house: £799,398 (London £648,650) [5] [6]
- Average private rent, September 2026: £2,225 a month (London £2,338) [5]
- Homes built before 1900: 36.3% (London 20.8%) [2]
- Households living in a flat: 61.0% (London 54.0%) [3]
- Households who own their home: 37.3% (London 45.2%) [4]
- Households renting privately: 35.6% (London 30.0%) [4]
- Conservation areas: 28, with Article 4 directions in 4 [8] [9]
Frequently asked questions
References
- British History Online, Tottenham: Growth after 1850. Victoria County History of Middlesex, volume 5.
- Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026. Table CTSOP4.1, properties by build period and Council Tax band at 31 March 2026.
- ONS, Census 2021 table TS044: Accommodation type. Households by type of home, Haringey and London.
- ONS, Census 2021 table TS054: Tenure. Households by tenure, Haringey and London.
- ONS, Housing prices in Haringey. UK House Price Index for August 2026 and Price Index of Private Rents for September 2026, published 21 October 2026.
- HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index. Average prices for Haringey, London and England, August 2006 to August 2026.
- GOV.UK, How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands. Accessed 29 October 2026.
- Haringey Council, List of conservation areas in Haringey. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- Haringey Council, Development in conservation areas. Accessed 6 November 2026.
- GOV.UK, Determining a planning application. Paragraph 001, time limits for deciding applications. Accessed 6 November 2026.
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