Bounds Green is a largely residential ward in the London Borough of Haringey, sitting in north London beside the North Circular. It’s characterised by inter‑war and post‑war terraces, tree‑lined streets and small local shopping parades, and benefits from good transport links via Bounds Green station on the Piccadilly line, with larger retail and leisure options a short distance away in Wood Green and near Alexandra Palace.
Socially and economically the ward is mixed, combining long‑standing family neighbourhoods and pockets of social housing with commuters and small businesses; there’s also a London Underground maintenance presence at Bounds Green depot. Local green spaces and community centres help give it a suburban feel, and the name reflects its origins as a boundary area marked by old parish limits rather than a single historic nucleus.
Postcode districts covering Bounds Green
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Islington 4 miles6.5 km
- City of Westminster 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bexley 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Luton 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Sutton 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Croydon 17 miles27.3 km
- Slough 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Harrow 9 miles14.5 km
- Watford 12.6 miles20.4 km
- Harlow 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Stevenage 20.8 miles33.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Alexandra Park Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- New Southgate Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Woodside Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Arnos Grove Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Noel Park Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Friern Barnet Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hornsey Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Palmers Green Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Bowes Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Fortis Green Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Muswell Hill Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Haringey Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Bounds Green
N22 7SR, N22 9NR, N22 7DB, N11 2EU, N22 8DG, N22 8YB, N11 2NT, N11 2EP, N22 8NN … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.4 miles16.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Bowes Park Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Alexandra Palace Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 7 miles11.3 km
Hotels near Bounds Green Ad
- Dao by Dorsett North London 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Bull & Last 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Pillar Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 6.2 miles10 km
- Southgate Hotel London 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Batty Langley's 5 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Rookery 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Pan Pacific London 5 6.4 miles10.2 km
Schools in Bounds Green
- Bounds Green Infant School Primary
- Bounds Green Junior School Primary
- St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Alexandra Palace Historic site 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Middlesex University University 1.9 miles3 km
- White Hart Lane Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Underhill Stadium Stadium 4 miles6.5 km
- Barnet Barnet Lane Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Wrotham Park Estate 4.9 miles8 km