Haringey

Overview

Haringey is an inner London borough located in the north of London. Just over four in ten (42%) children in the borough live in households in poverty, similar to the typical London borough (39%). Although the poverty rate is significantly high with 34% of the population living in poverty, with the London average being 28%.

The borough has the highest proportion of the working-aged population on out-of-work benefits at 16.2%. Additionally, Haringey has an above average rate of court-ordered repossessions of housing units with 2.51 repossessions per 1,000 households in 2019 compared to a London average of 1.71. 

The grid below shows how Haringey compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Haringey is worse than is typical for London on that indicator, and blue means it is better.

Haringey indicator rankings

People

Infant mortality

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

3

Average compared to all London Boroughs (3.4)

Better compared to England (3.9)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 3)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (3.4)

Premature mortality

Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000

330

Average compared to all London Boroughs (316)

Average compared to England (336)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 358)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (337)

Qualifications at 19

19 year olds without level 3 qualifications

32.5%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (24.4%)

Average compared to England (27.8%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 31%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (28.4%)

Data sources and methods

Living standards

Child poverty rate

Child poverty rate (AHC)

37%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (35%)

Average compared to England (29.3%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 37%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (38%)

Income deprivation

Income deprivation (relative to London overall)

1.43

Average compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)

Worse compared to England (0.8)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 1.19)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (1.14)

Pay inequality

80:20 ratio of earnings

2.45

Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.64)

Worse compared to England (1.94)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 2.565)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (2.49)

Poverty rate

Poverty rate

35%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (27%)

Worse compared to England (22.1%)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (Central - 26%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (30%)

Data sources and methods

Housing

Evictions

Repossessions per 1,000 households

3.91

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (2.42)

Worse compared to England (1.51)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (Central - 1.87)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (3.45)

Homeless acceptances

Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households

0.53

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.74)

Average compared to England (0.42)

Better compared to London Planning Area (Central - 1.13)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.93)

Housing affordability

Median rent as a percentage of median pay

47.2%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (46.3%)

Worse compared to England (26.4%)

Better compared to London Planning Area (Central - 52.9%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (44.2%)

Housing delivery

Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions

140

Average compared to all London Boroughs (132)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 140)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (190)

Rough sleeping

People seen sleeping rough by outreach

268

Average compared to all London Boroughs (214)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 268)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (283)

Temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000

24.5

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (16.4)

Worse compared to England ( 4)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 19.65)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (19.3)

Data sources and methods

Shared opportunity

GCSE attainment

Percentage of pupils who achieved grade 9-4

72.6%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (75.6%)

Average compared to England (72.2%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 74.6%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (75.4%)

No qualifications

Proportion with no qualifications

3.6

Better compared to all London Boroughs (6.7)

Better compared to England (7.4)

Better compared to London Planning Area (Central - 6)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (6.2)

Data sources and methods

Work

Benefits

Out-of-work benefits

16.6%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (12.7%)

Worse compared to England (12.7%)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (Central - 13.2%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (14.8%)

Low pay (resident)

Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid

26.1%

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (20.2%)

Worse compared to England (17.2%)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (Central - 14.2%)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (20.7%)

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate

5.2%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (5.3%)

Average compared to England (4.3%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (Central - 5.4%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (6.9%)

Unemployment rate change

Unemployment rate 3 year change

-0.1pts

Average compared to all London Boroughs (0.2pts)

Average compared to England (0.0pts)

Better compared to London Planning Area (Central - 0.8pts)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.9pts)

Data sources and methods