Housing in N6 5SU
What the homes in N6 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highgate East
- Council
- Haringey
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
N6 5SULondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (36.4%). Flats make up 69.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.6% of households in the N6 5SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.2% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented38.4%20.5%
- Social rented6.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.8%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around N6 5SU (Highgate East) (about 1,409 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.