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Housing in N6 5BB

What the homes in N6 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Highgate East
Council
Haringey
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,379 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (54.7%). Flats make up 78.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N6 5BBEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached3.3%31.5%
Terraced16.6%23%
Purpose-built flat16.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house54.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.5% of households in the N6 5BB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

N6 5BB
39%
53%
England
  • Owned39.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented52.9%20.5%
  • Social rented7.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N6 5BBEngland
Owned outright14.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent51%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N6 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (31.8%). 14.5% of households include dependent children.

N6 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6628.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%12.8%
Couple, no children31.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Haringey

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Haringey (August 2026, +1.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HaringeyEngland
All homes£2,219£1,459
One bedroom£1,639£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,034£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,356£1,489
Four or more£3,186£2,161
Detached£3,368£1,640
Semi-detached£3,105£1,449
Terraced£2,632£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,917£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N6 5BB (Highgate East) (about 1,379 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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