This area sits in the borough of Haringey, spanning the wards of Bruce Grove and West Green. Bordering the wards of Tottenham Hale and Tottenham Green, the locality makes up a large chunk of residential Tottenham. Locals love the neighbourhood not only for its diversity and affordable council housing and rows of attractive gardened Edwardian terraces, but also for its many large parks – such as Lordship Recreation Ground, Belmont Recreation Ground, and Downhills Park. Aside from this plethora of green space, there is also an Overground station and multiple bus lines that service the area, making it easy to get to central London, and meaning that the neighbourhood is becoming increasingly popular with commuters priced out of the towns further south. Lordship Lane to the north of the neighbourhood provides locals with a small parade of community-centred shops and restaurants, as well as a simple route onto the A10 for those who drive.

In the 1600s, this area was originally a rural farming village with activity centred around the major roads of Berry Lane and Black Hope Lane (today’s Lordship Lane and West Green Road). Once the railways were introduced to the area in the 1800s, housing development sped up, and by the early-20th century, nearly all of the original farmland had been replaced by housing and businesses. Later on, following the Second World War, the area became characterised by its wide array of council estates. These estates eventually became home to the many new residents who had immigrated to the neighbourhood from the Caribbean, Turkey and various African countries, leading it to eventually becoming the diverse neighbourhood it is today.

Famous meteorologist, Luke Howard (1772-1864), lived in this neighbourhood. He was simply, and rather underwhelmingly, known, as per his blue plaque, as the “Namer of Clouds.”

During the First World War, the land in Lordship Recreation Ground was used as farmland to help feed local communities dealing with food shortages.

Lordship Recreation Ground was home to the UK’s first Model Traffic Area. It was designed to help teach local children about road safety.

Within the neighbourhood, over 10% of adults are unemployed – which is above both Haringey and London’s averages. Additionally, many still associate the area with the 2011 police killing of Broadwater Farm Estate resident, Mark Duggan, and the nation-wide riots that followed. Some buildings in the area were so badly damaged during these riots that they later had to be demolished. Still, local residents maintain a strong sense of community in the area, and support the neighbourhood’s historical preservation, sustainability efforts, as well as protecting its housing and businesses.

Following the riots of 2011, Haringey council began to direct greater attention to the area. They announced proposals for an extensive regeneration of the neighbourhood as well as its surrounding areas. Through this plan, the council has committed to bringing over 8,000 new homes and offices, as well as transit connections by 2025. Crossrail 2 is expected to stop in the area providing high speed links into central London, however, despite £1.8 billion being invested in the project in 2020 it is unclear when the scheme will materialise as plans have been underconsideration in different forms since the 1970s. The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has also provided a huge boost to the neighbourhood, replacing the old White Hart Lane ground with one of the most advanced stadiums in the world. When viewed in tandem with the explosion of development currently underway in nearby Tottenham Hale, this neighbourhood is one to look out for in the coming years.