Highgate
Neighbourhood · 22,857 residents
70Very good
Very good · better than 8 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
- 63% of residents live within five minutes of a park
- 19 GP practices within a short walk
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- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 13, where 60 is typical
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Highgate
Map outline: Approximate — electoral ward boundary, used as the nearest surveyed shape
Is Highgate a good place to live?
Highgate scores 70/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as very good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (85) and environment (73).
It scores lowest on affordability (13).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Highgate in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Highgate
Village greens, high red-brick walls, a scattering of Georgian frontages and the odd independent bookshop or wine merchant on the high street — Highgate reads like a place that got left alone by the twentieth century, and the people you see on the street reflect that: dog walkers in good coats, parents on the school run, professionals in their forties who look settled rather than striving. It sits within Haringey but feels several notches removed from it, both in price and in temperament.
The numbers back up that instinct. A median house price around £2.05 million is nearly two-thirds higher than the Haringey borough figure, and property here trades in a different register entirely from the national picture. Flats dominate what actually sells — nine of the last thirteen recorded sales — mostly leasehold, with houses and freeholds a minority; a For Sale board here is more likely to mean a conversion in a period building than a house with its own front garden. Schooling pulls hard in the opposite, reassuring direction: Highgate Primary School is rated Outstanding, as is St Michael's CofE, and the presence of Highgate School's independent campus adds to a sense that education is treated seriously here, which lines up with an area-wide schools grade that sits well above the national pattern. Highgate Underground Station anchors the commute, putting the West End and City within easy Tube reach, and with a median age of 43.6 — notably older than both London and national norms — this reads less as a young professional's starter suburb and more as a place people move to once they've arrived, career and family already in shape.