Tottenham Hale
Neighbourhood · 12,996 residents
49Fair
Fair · better than 1 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
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 18% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 25, where 60 is typical
- Road noise reaches 40% of the area
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Tottenham Hale
Map outline: Approximate — electoral ward boundary, used as the nearest surveyed shape
Is Tottenham Hale a good place to live?
Tottenham Hale scores 49/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for schools (76).
It scores lowest on affordability (25).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Tottenham Hale in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Tottenham Hale
Tottenham Hale reads as a transport hub that's grown a residential neighbourhood around it rather than the other way round: newer blocks of flats clustered near the station, a mix of independent shops and the kind of density that comes with being a genuine interchange rather than a sleepy suburb. The population here skews young, with a median age in the early thirties, and the streets have the churn and energy of a place people move through as much as one they settle into for decades.
The transport offer is the area's clearest strength — Tottenham Hale station gives you both Underground and rail options, and that pulls in commuters who want a fast run into central London without paying zone-one prices. Schools are more mixed: Holy Trinity CofE Primary carries an Outstanding rating, and Harris Academy Tottenham posts a respectable secondary progress score, but the borough's average Ofsted profile sits only around "good," and results vary block by block, so it's worth checking the specific catchment rather than assuming uniform quality. Housing follows the transport logic too — flats dominate the sales here, most sold leasehold, with a median price around £445,000 that's noticeably cheaper than the £530,000 typical across Haringey as a whole and well below the London average. That combination — cheaper than the borough, flats over houses, leasehold over freehold — is what a "For Sale" board here is really telling you: this is an entry point into London property, not a forever-house market.