I am an accredited domestic energy assessor covering all of Haringey: Tottenham (N17), South Tottenham, Seven Sisters and West Green (N15), Wood Green and Bounds Green (N22), Harringay, Hornsey and Crouch End (N8), Muswell Hill (N10), and the Haringey sides of Finsbury Park (N4) and Highgate (N6). Same-day and next-day visits are usually available, and there is no travel surcharge anywhere inside Greater London.
| Households (2021 census) | 105,091 |
|---|---|
| Rented privately | 35.6% (London 30.0%) |
| Owned outright or with a mortgage | 37.2% (London 45.2%) |
| Social rented | 25.2% (London 23.1%) |
| Households living in a flat | 61.0% (London 54.0%) |
| …of which in a converted house | 22.8% of all households (London 11.1%) |
| Households in a house | 38.9% (London 45.9%) |
| Typical (median) EPC score | 69, band C (London 70) |
| Homes with an EPC rated C or above | 52% (London 58%) |
| Selective licence (1 or 2 people, or one household) | The selective licensing zone, from 17 November 2022 for five years; £705.84 |
| EPC with the application | Required; without a valid EPC the licence is cut to 1 year |
| EPC discount | £50 off part B for C or above |
Sources: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics, tables TS054 (tenure) and TS044 (accommodation type) via Nomis; London means the 33 local authorities added together. Licensing: Haringey Council’s “Selective property licensing” and “Selective property licensing fees and discounts” pages, checked 22 October 2026. EPC figures: ONS, “Energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales” (28 October 2025), the latest certificate for each home lodged in the ten years to March 2025, at the score when it was assessed; homes without an EPC are not counted.
Haringey’s selective licence runs on the EPC
Since 17 November 2022, every privately rented home let to a single person, two people or a single household inside Haringey’s selective licensing zone has needed a selective licence. The scheme runs for five years and covers the areas the council considers most in need rather than the whole borough, so check your address with the council first; City Hall’s property licence checker shows the schemes on a map. The fee is £705.84 for the whole five years, paid in two parts: part A, £411.57, when you apply, and part B, £294.27, once the application is approved. The council aims to process applications within 90 days.
The EPC is built into the scheme three times over. Every application must be supported by an EPC. An application without a valid EPC has its licence cut to one year, and the council’s list of reasons for shortening a licence also includes a failed EPC, with up to four years taken off. And a rating of C or above takes £50 off part B — a discount you can combine with the £50 off part B for accredited landlords. Landlords with three or more rented flats in the same block get £75 off part A for each flat after the first.
If an older certificate has expired, or the rating is lower than you expected, a new assessment records what is there now; the improvement guide explains what moves a rating. Shared houses are licensed separately, under Haringey’s HMO licensing. Checked on the council’s selective licensing pages on 22 October 2026.
What the assessment looks at in a Haringey home
How homes in Haringey score today. The ONS’s latest figures use each home’s most recent EPC lodged in the ten years to March 2025. The typical (median) score here is 69, band C, against 70 across London, and 52% of those homes are rated C or above (London 58%). Homes built before 1929 have a median of 64, against 84 for homes built since 2012; flats and maisonettes come out at 71, terraced houses at 64. How every London borough compares.
Haringey sits between inner and outer London: 61.0% of households live in a flat and 38.9% in a house, and 22.8% live in a flat in a converted house — one of the highest shares in London, against 11.1% across the capital.
Victorian terraces, and the flats inside them
Most of the borough was built up in the late nineteenth century. Tottenham grew rapidly into a working-class suburb once the railway arrived, much of Wood Green was built up by 1900, and by then Harringay had become a respectable suburb with all its land built over. In Harringay about 40% of homes are houses, and most of the rest are flats converted from that Victorian stock. Converted flats are where an EPC can change most from one floor to the next: a ground-floor flat over a suspended timber floor, a middle flat with homes above and below, and a top flat under the roof can land in different bands in the same house.
Garden suburbs and conservation areas
Noel Park in Wood Green was one of the earliest garden suburbs in the world, built to give working families a home with front and back gardens; most of it became a conservation area with an Article 4 direction in 1982, which brings some changes to the outside of the houses under planning control. Clyde Circus in Seven Sisters is a conservation area too, Crouch End had become a middle-class suburb by the end of the nineteenth century, and Muswell Hill was developed densely from around the same time. Before planning improvements in a conservation area, check what needs permission.
Post-war blocks
After the Second World War, Tottenham saw large-scale council building, including tower blocks. In a block the flat’s position counts as much as its construction: a flat with heated homes on every side scores differently from a corner flat on the top floor of the same building.
Selling a home in Haringey
37.2% of Haringey households own their home. If you are selling, the EPC must be ordered before the home goes on the market; the sellers’ guide covers the timing and whether an older certificate will still do.
Prices
- Domestic EPC from £69
- EPC + floor plan from £123, in one visit
- Floor plan only from £69
Guide prices by size: £69 up to 52 square metres, which covers most one-bedroom flats, £75 for two bedrooms, £85 for many two- and three-bedroom houses (71 to 95 square metres) and £90 up to 110. Confirmed in writing before you book. How EPC prices compare across London.
Common questions
Do I need a selective licence in Haringey?
If you let a home to a single person, two people or a single household inside the council’s selective licensing zone, yes. The scheme started on 17 November 2022 and runs for five years. It does not cover the whole borough, so check your address with the council.
What happens if my Haringey licence application has no valid EPC?
The council says an application without a valid EPC will have its licence reduced to one year. Every selective licence application has to be supported by an EPC.
How much is a Haringey selective licence?
£705.84 for the five years: £411.57 when you apply and £294.27 once the application is approved. An EPC rated C or above takes £50 off the second payment, and accredited landlords get another £50 off; the two discounts can be combined.
How much is an EPC in Haringey?
From £69 for a home of up to 52 square metres, which covers a typical one-bedroom flat, £75 for two bedrooms and £85 for 71 to 95 square metres, rising with floor area. The prices are the same across London, with no travel surcharge.
How quickly can I get an EPC for a licence application?
Same-day and next-day visits are usually available. The certificate is lodged within 72 hours of the visit as standard, or on the day of the visit for £10 more; a next-day visit with it lodged that day is £20 more, and a same-day visit booked before 3pm £25 more.
Nearby
Next door: Islington, Hackney, Enfield, Barnet and Camden, with Walthamstow across the Lea to the east. I cover every London borough.