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 miles
- Islington 4 miles
- City of Westminster 6.5 miles
- Bexley 15.2 miles
- Luton 24.1 miles
- Sutton 17.2 miles
- Croydon 17 miles
- Slough 21.4 miles
- Harrow 9 miles
- Watford 12.6 miles
- Harlow 15.1 miles
- Stevenage 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Alexandra Park Ward 0.4 miles
- New Southgate Ward 0.6 miles
- Woodside Ward 0.8 miles
- Arnos Grove Ward 1.1 miles
- Noel Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Friern Barnet Ward 1.2 miles
- Hornsey Ward 1.2 miles
- Palmers Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Bowes Ward 1.3 miles
- Fortis Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Muswell Hill Ward 1.4 miles
- Haringey Built-up area 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Bounds Green
N11 2AE, N11 2DX, N11 2EA, N22 9NA, N22 8DP, N22 7WJ, N11 2HA, N22 9NW, N22 7SJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 16.9 miles
- Bowes Park Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Alexandra Palace Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Waterloo Bus Depot 7 miles
Hotels near Bounds Green Ad
- Dao by Dorsett North London 4 1.8 miles
- The Bull & Last 3.3 miles
- Southgate Hotel London 4 1.9 miles
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 6.3 miles
- The Pillar Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Batty Langley's 5 6.1 miles
- The Rookery 5 5.9 miles
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 6.6 miles
- Pan Pacific London 5 6.4 miles
- The Soho Hotel 5 6.2 miles
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 miles
- Middlesex University University 1.9 miles
- White Hart Lane Stadium 2.6 miles
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield Marina 3.7 miles
- Underhill Stadium Stadium 4 miles
- Barnet Barnet Lane Stadium 4.1 miles
- Barnet Copthall Stadium 4.2 miles
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre Shopping centre 4.6 miles
- Royal Air Force Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Wrotham Park Estate 4.9 miles