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Haringey: your area
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Haringey sets a Band D council tax of £2,314 for 2026-27, 232 of 296 councils in England from the highest. Police: Metropolitan Police. Fire and rescue: London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. Health: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board. This page links to everything the site holds on the area; the full bill, the report card and parking each have a page of their own.
Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Key figures
- £2,314Band D council tax, 2026-27 up on a year earlier: +£106 (+4.8%) vs 2025-26
- £51.1mParking surplus, 2025-26
- 28.6%Household waste recycled, 2024-25
- 6%A roads where maintenance should be considered, 2024-25
- 17%Reserves as a share of spending, 2025-26
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
What is the council tax in Haringey?
Band D is £2,314 a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, £1,543. That is £97 below the England average of £2,411, 232 of 296 in England from the highest.
Of a Band D bill, £1,803 goes to Haringey.
How does the council compare?
- Council tax rise this year4.8%Lower than the England figure of 4.9%
- Council tax per head£703Lower than the England figure of £796
- Ombudsman uphold rate89% (51 of 57)Higher than the England figure of 86%
- Reserves as a share of net spending17%Lower than the England figure of 50%
- Borrowing per home£10,188Higher than the England figure of £3,474
- Accounts, 2024-25Delivered by backstop92% of bodies had an opinion delivered by the backstop date
- Ofsted, children's servicesOutstanding73% of English councils are good or outstanding
- CQC, adult social careRequires improvement62% of assessed councils are good or outstanding
- A roads needing maintenance considered6%Higher than the England figure of 5%
- Recycling rate28.6%Lower than the England figure of 42.0%
- Major planning decisions on time100.0%Higher than the England figure of 91.0%
Each figure is set against the figure for England as a whole. They are plain comparisons, one measure at a time: there is no overall score and no ranking of councils. Higher is not always better or worse; what each measure does and does not show is on the methodology page.
The full report card: complaints, finances, audit, pay and services
Roads, bins and planning
| Measure | Figure | Period |
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A roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for A roads where maintenance should be considered | 6% | 2024-25 |
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B and C roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for B and C roads where maintenance should be considered | — | 2024-25 |
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Unclassified roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for Unclassified roads where maintenance should be considered | 15% | 2024-25 |
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Household waste reused, recycled or compostedDetails for Household waste reused, recycled or composted | 28.6% | 2024-25 |
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Major planning decisions made on timeDetails for Major planning decisions made on time | 100.0% | 24 months to end of June 2026 |
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Road condition is from the Department for Transport; each figure is compared with England as a whole in the report card.
What does the council make from parking?
| Authority | Year | Income | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
HaringeyDetails for Haringey | 2025-26 | £70.6m | £51.1m |
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What the law lets a council spend a parking surplus on is on parking fines and council parking income.
Who is your MP?
A council area can span several constituencies, so your MP depends on your address. Enter your postcode in the box at the top of this page to see your MP and what their office cost, find any MP by name or constituency, or see every constituency and its MP on the MP map.
How much crime is recorded here?
In the 12 months to June 2026, police recorded 102.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Haringey, excluding anti-social behaviour, against 82.4 across England.
Haringey on the crime map, down to streets of a few hundred homes
Your police precept
In London the police precept is part of the Mayor’s precept on your bill. It funds Metropolitan Police, which has £4.0bn in all for 2026-27. The precept is set once for the whole force area and spent across the whole force area, so the crime figures above for Haringey are not what its precept bought.
Metropolitan Police: funding, precept and results for the whole force
Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here?
| Service | Body | Latest | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
PoliceDetails for Police | Metropolitan Police | £4.0bn (2026-27) | £440 |
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Fire and rescueDetails for Fire and rescue | London Fire Brigade | £576m (2025-26) | £63.15 |
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AmbulanceDetails for Ambulance | London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | £756m (2024-25) | £82.58 |
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NHSDetails for NHS | NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board | £12.6bn (2028-29) | £3,482 |
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RoadsDetails for Roads | Haringey | £7m (2025-26) | £25.92 |
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SchoolsDetails for Schools | Haringey | £244m (2026-27) | £915 |
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Council spendingDetails for Council spending | Haringey | £654m (2025-26) | £2,455 |
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Social careDetails for Social care | Haringey | £237m (2024-25) | £884 |
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HousingDetails for Housing | Haringey | £49m (2025-26) | £185 |
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Waste and recyclingDetails for Waste and recycling | Haringey | not published | — |
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Each body serves a wider area than Haringey, and its money is for the whole of that area. Its page has its funding over time and what is recorded alongside it; public services near you looks them up for any postcode. Water is not covered yet: see Discover Water.
Which bodies cover Haringey: ONS lookups of local authorities to police force areas, fire and rescue authorities, integrated care boards and local health boards (Open Government Licence v3.0); where an area is split between integrated care boards, the one covering most residents is named.
How does Haringey look against other councils?
See Haringey on the council map, alongside every other council on council tax, complaints, reserves, audit and inspections, or browse every council.
Common questions
- How much is council tax in Haringey?
- Band D is £2,314 a year for 2026-27. Every band.
- Which police force covers Haringey?
- Metropolitan Police police force area. Fire and rescue: London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Sources for this page
| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: revenue outturn multi-year data set (RO2 parking) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2025–26 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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