Is N8 8AS a good place to live?
Haringey (N8 8AS), London, England
View N8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N8 8AS has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N8 8AS is a UK postcode in N8 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Crouch Hill, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N8 8AS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 33 incidents were reported in N8 8AS. It ranks 683 of 703 for safety within N8.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
N8 8AS is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 33 incidents were reported in N8 8AS.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (30%), Criminal damage arson (21%), Vehicle crime (21%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N8, this postcode ranks 683 of 703 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N8 district average
- 280 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N8 8AS
95 schools near N8 8AS, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 52 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (3 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N8 8AS is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Fridge Of Plenty, 0.3 miles away.
Avenue Road Common is just 0.0 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Fridge Of Plenty0.3 mi
- The Source Bulk Foods0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Harvest International N80.6 mi
- The Grocery Post0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Avenue Road Common0.0 mi
- Crouch Hill Park0.3 mi
- Elthorne Park0.4 mi
- Shepherds Hill Gardens0.4 mi
- Hillside Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Crouch Hill is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from N8 8AS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Archway (0.7 mi), Highgate (0.7 mi), Upper Holloway (0.8 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Crouch Hill0.6 mi
- Archway0.7 mi
- Highgate0.7 mi
- Upper Holloway0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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