Is Wood Lane in London Borough of Haringey a nice place to live?

Wood Lane is classified by the ONS as Urban Cultural Mix. Wood Lane is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Wood Lane is located in the Highgate ward of the Haringey district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.578715, -0.145679
Grid Ref TQ285882
Suburb Highgate
Constituency Hornsey and Wood Green
Postcodes N6 5UB, N6 5UD, N6 5UE, N6 5UT, N6 5UU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Wood Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Wood Lane, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in Wood Lane during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Wood Lane and compared that to the average for the Highgate ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Wood Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Highgate ward

Social economic statistics for Wood Lane

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Wood Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Wood Lane is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Wood Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Wood Lane are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wood Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wood Lane are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Wood Lane are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Wood Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wood Lane are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Wood Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Wood Lane.

Unemployment in Wood Lane

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.92% of Wood Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wood Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wood Lane. The proportion of retirees on Wood Lane is 7.42% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.18% of Wood Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wood Lane

The proportion of home owners on Wood Lane is 23.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.02% of properties in Wood Lane are private rented and 20.12% are social rented.
38.41% of residents of Wood Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Wood Lane residents

The proportion if Wood Lane residents born in the UK is 13.21% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.56% of Wood Lane residents were born outside the UK.
69.44% of Wood Lane residents were born in the UK

Wood Lane Summary

Wood Lane has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wood Lane maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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