Photo: Martin Addison · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Haringey is under 36.2, younger than 93% of UK towns
With households in detached houses at 3.9%, Haringey is behind 99% of UK towns on that count. In Haringey, just over a third of adults are married or in a civil partnership. The borough has fewer residents with no religion than 91% of UK towns, at 32%. There were 105,060 households in the borough at the 2021 Census, home to 264,069 residents.
What the Census says about Haringey’s people
More born abroad than most towns
46% of residents were born outside the UK, against 41% across London and 18% across England’s towns. The largest groups were born in EU countries (18%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (8%). Where people were born ↓
A mix of backgrounds
68% of residents described their ethnic group as something other than White British at the 2021 Census, more than in 99% of UK towns. The largest groups after White British are Other White (25%), African (9.4%) and Mixed or multiple (7%). Ethnicity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Haringey’s residents are under 36.2 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 12% are 15 to 24 and 10% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
A borough of flats
61% of households live in a flat or maisonette, more than in 99% of UK towns. 53% have no car or van. Homes & cars ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area) and ONS mid-year population estimates.
Slower growth than 70% of UK towns: Haringey changed by +3% since 2011
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Haringey’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the borough.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 255,500 people in 2011; 263,900 in 2024.
Mid-2012 to mid-2013 brought the biggest yearly rise, 5,740 people. The 65 and over age group moved most (+32%); the 0 to 15 group moved least (−9%).
Residents aged 65 and over: 10%, a lower share than 97% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
At 12%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Haringey, 36.2. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Above 94% of UK towns: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across England’s towns, 33% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine or semi-routine work; Haringey has 37% and 19%. Locally, 9% of adults are full-time students. The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across England’s towns.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
More shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns: 9.4%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against London and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Haringey, 30%. Each household has 2.5 people on average. Set beside that, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns.
A larger share of households without a car or van than 99% of UK towns: 53%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Compared with 23% across England’s towns, just over three in five households live in a flat or apartment here. The share of households without a car or van across England’s towns is 24%. Here, 26% of households live in a terraced house.
More residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 46%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (18%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (8%). Compared with other places, residents whose main language is English are scarce here: 73%, fewer than in 99% of UK towns. Recent arrivals (2017 or later) make up nearly a fifth of those born abroad (England’s towns: 21%).
Below 99% of UK towns: 32% of residents describe themselves as White British
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 32% of Haringey · London 37% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
The figure for residents who describe themselves as Christian is 39% in Haringey and 46% across England’s towns. For residents who describe themselves as White British, the comparison across England’s towns is 73%. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (25%), African (9.4%) and Mixed or multiple (7%).
52% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, a share 98% of UK towns don’t reach
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Students and young renters account for much of that. On the census count, 6.8% of residents give unpaid care.
Degree-level qualifications: held by 48% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Haringey’s adults: 48% with a degree-level qualification and 19% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns. Many still at university: 12% list A levels as their highest qualification.
From a median age of 25 in South Tottenham to 43 in Hornsey West
The borough’s 36 neighbourhoods (ONS middle-layer areas with 500+ residents inside it, named by the House of Commons Library), youngest first. Census 2021.
Hornsey West is the oldest area, with 18% aged 65 or over; South Tottenham the youngest (median age 25). Families with children are most common in South Tottenham (46% of households).
22nd oldest of 46 UK towns of 185,000 to 356,000 people
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
The youngest is Tower Hamlets (30.8) and the oldest Richmond upon Thames (41.7). Nearest to Haringey in age: Westminster (35.9), Redbridge (36.1), Milton Keynes (36.7) and Hounslow (36.8).
Haringey sits below 3 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haringey | 264,069 | — | 36.2 | 10% | 30% |
| Islington | 216,309 | 2.9 mi | 33.5 | 9.4% | 22% |
| Hackney | 258,464 | 3 mi | 32.9 | 7.9% | 27% |
| Enfield | 329,822 | 3.5 mi | 37.5 | 14% | 38% |
| Waltham Forest | 278,129 | 3.9 mi | 35.8 | 10% | 35% |
| Camden | 209,342 | 4.1 mi | 34.6 | 12% | 23% |
| Barnet | 388,572 | 4.7 mi | 37.8 | 14% | 33% |
| City of London | 7,820 | 5 mi | 37.3 | 14% | 8.7% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
- “London” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in London (or England), summed the same way as Haringey’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Haringey’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 264,234 people in 2021, against 264,069 in the built-up area.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Haringey’s residents
What is the population of Haringey?
The 2021 Census counted 264,069 people in Haringey’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 263,900 people in mid-2024, 3% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Haringey?
The median age was 36.2 at the 2021 Census, younger than 93% of UK towns. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 10% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Haringey?
32% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 37% across London. 46% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Haringey?
32% said they had no religion and 39% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 13% were Muslim and 8% didn’t answer.
Is Haringey good for families?
30% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Families are most common in South Tottenham (46% of households). Schools are on Haringey’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024 · House of Commons Library MSOA names. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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