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Housing in N8 7DB

What the homes in N8 7DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hornsey East
Council
Haringey
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,730 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (60.8%). Flats make up 86.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

N8 7DBEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached1.4%31.5%
Terraced11.7%23%
Purpose-built flat20%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house60.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.2% of households in the N8 7DB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.9% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

N8 7DB
37%
45%
18%
England
  • Owned37.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented44.7%20.5%
  • Social rented18.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

N8 7DBEngland
Owned outright14.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council7.9%8.3%
From a housing association10.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

N8 7DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.

N8 7DBEngland
Living alone, under 6630%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.6%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 N8 7DB (Hornsey East) (about 1,730 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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