# N8

Postcode district covering Hornsey, Crouch End and Stroud Green, in Haringey.

N8 is a postcode district covering Hornsey, Crouch End and Stroud Green, in Haringey. Median sale price £605,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 99.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code N8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an N8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £605,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in N8 was £605,000 in 2025. Joint 146th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 39,014** (2021). N8 had 39,014 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 491st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in N8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.1%** (January 2026). In N8, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=N8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in N8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=N8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 575 homes were sold in N8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=N8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for N8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=N8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): N8 had 39,014 usual residents at the census.

## How N8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | N8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £605,000 | 11th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, N · 2025 |
| Population | 39,014 | 9th most populated | 24 postcode districts, N · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, N · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.1% | 3rd lowest | 24 postcode districts, N · Jan 2026 |

## Is N8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in N8 at a rate of 99.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.0 per 1,000 people across the N postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 351 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in N8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (1,072), violence and sexual offences (944) and other crime (550).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in N8 was 96.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in N8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so N8 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in N8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Haringey 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002030) | 1,564 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Haringey 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002031) | 1,869 | 438.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Haringey 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002014) | 1,734 | 157.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 55.0% |
| [Haringey 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002015) | 1,425 | 89.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 79.6% |
| [Haringey 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002018) | 1,375 | 150.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.4% |
| [Haringey 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01033086) | 1,190 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 5.6% |
| [Haringey 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01033945) | 1,369 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 28.2% |
| [Haringey 020H](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01033946) | 1,360 | 91.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.8% |
| [Haringey 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002013) | 1,361 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.9% |
| [Haringey 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002019) | 1,370 | 99.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 60.6% |
| [Haringey 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002021) | 1,429 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 8.6% |
| [Haringey 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002024) | 1,271 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.1% |
| [Haringey 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001998) | 1,933 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| [Haringey 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001999) | 2,436 | 146.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.6% |
| [Haringey 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002003) | 2,557 | 219.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Haringey 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002004) | 1,810 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Haringey 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002016) | 1,913 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.6% |
| [Haringey 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002017) | 1,571 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| [Haringey 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002059) | 1,562 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.8% |
| [Haringey 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002060) | 1,708 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [Haringey 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01002000) | 1,761 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [Haringey 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001985) | 1,622 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.7% |
| [Haringey 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001989) | 1,719 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.9% |
| [Haringey 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001986) | 1,565 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.3% |
| [Haringey 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001988) | 1,667 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.9% |
| [Haringey 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/neighbourhood/e01001990) | 1,950 | 259.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.0% |

## Your MP

- [Hornsey and Friern Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hornsey-and-friern-barnet): Catherine West (Labour), MP since July 2024. 89% of the people here.
- [Southgate and Wood Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southgate-and-wood-green): Bambos Charalambous (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.0% of the people here.
- [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale): Georgia Gould (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.3% of the people here.
- [Islington North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-north): Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), MP since July 2024. 0.9% of the people here.
- [Tottenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tottenham): Mr David Lammy (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in N8

[Crouch End East](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/crouch-end-east), [Harringay Ladder North](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/harringay-ladder-north), [Hornsey East](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/hornsey-east), [Hornsey Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/hornsey-vale), [Hornsey West](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey/hornsey-west)

## Postcode sectors in N8

[N8 0 (159 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8-0), [N8 1 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8-1), [N8 7 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8-7), [N8 8 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8-8), [N8 9 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8-9)

## Council

[Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey)

## Towns in N8

[Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey)

## Postcode districts next to N8

[N4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n4), [N6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n6), [N10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n10), [N15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n15), [N19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n19), [N22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n22)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hornsey (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1120,51.5865), [Harringay (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1051,51.5774), [Turnpike Lane (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1029,51.5903), [Crouch Hill (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1172,51.5713)

## More in the N postcode area

[All N postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## N8 in brief

N8 is a postcode district covering Hornsey, Crouch End and Stroud Green, in Haringey.
About 39,085 people lived in N8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £605,000 in 2025 across 575 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in N8 was £605,000 in 2025.
N8 had 39,014 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in N8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In N8, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: N8
- Postcode area: [N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n)
- Constituency: [Hornsey and Friern Barnet †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hornsey-and-friern-barnet)
- Council: [Haringey †](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey)
- Area: 3.67 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,085*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 126

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[N22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n22), [N4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n4), [N10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n10), [N6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n6), [N15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n15), [N19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n19)

## Latest updates for N8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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