This neighbourhood is an unassuming but integral area to the borough of Haringey. It is a residential part of town, situated in a busy urban, industrial area in North London, with apartment complexes, shops, old manufacturing companies colouring its personality, and arts organisations such as Block 9 Ltd providing a cultural centre for visitors and tourists. This area is becoming increasingly sought-after amongst young professionals for its vibrant, artistic community, as well as its good transport links from Tottenham Hale station, which operates on the Overground line. There are a number of popular breweries in the more industrial east of the neighbourhood, and plenty of lively nightlife spots along its High Road to the west, giving the area a great atmosphere in the evenings.

The most distinctive facet of Tottenham Hale’s economic history is that it was formerly a manufacturing powerhouse, nesting in the north of the English capital. Hale motors and the Ray Powell Group, for example, were the main dealer for the Chrysler car company. In addition, the district was home to London’s regional government office the Greater London Council, up to 1986. Tottenham Hale’s history of interweaving economic and political institutions gives the district a storied past for the interest of visitors.

A key player in the golden age of Edwardian Cricket, Percy Perrin (1876-1945) was from Tottenham Hale, where his family ran the very successful White Hart pub. He started out in Tottenham’s Cricket Club, breaking several of their records. His athletic skills grabbed the attention of the Essex team. From there, he held records from his club which lasted a hundred years, such as the first first-class triple century in the twentieth century.

Did you know that the Beavertown Brewery in Tottenham Hale was opened by the son of Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant?

Haringey Council has formulated a redevelopment plan for this formerly industrial area – to paraphrase the council’s regeneration website – Tottenham Hale will host a new international transport hub, and large-sized residential quarters, which will help to foster thousands of new jobs. Crossrail 2 is planned to stop here 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. Nonetheless, there has been a large amount of investment in the area, leading to a plethora of new residential and mixed use projects. Berol Yard, North Island, Millstream Tower, Lock17, and Hale Works are all large developments surrounding the station, providing a total of over 1,000 new homes by 2025 when all construction is planned to have finished. Slightly north of here the Heart of Hale development will consist of over 1,000 additional homes by itself and is set to be finished in 2024.