Haringey covers Highgate, Muswell Hill and Crouch End in the west and Wood Green, Tottenham and Seven Sisters in the east, and the homes change a lot from one side to the other. The west is mostly Edwardian and Victorian terraces and mansion blocks on hilly streets, many split into flats, with gardens backing onto each other and Alexandra Park and Highgate Wood close by. The east has more estates, flats above shops and newer blocks around Tottenham Hale, alongside long terraced streets in the Ladder and Harringay. Cats with gardens here often roam between them and are used to foxes; those in flats near the busy roads, like the A1, Green Lanes and the High Road, are usually kept indoors. Most visits start at a front door or a buzzer, and upstairs flats in conversions can mean a steep flight of stairs. Describe the way in on your Care Card and send any codes to your sitter in the booking chat. The Piccadilly and Victoria lines and the Overground cross the borough, so a sitter nearby can keep to your cat's morning and evening times.
Neighbourhoods
Highgate, Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Hornsey, Stroud Green, Harringay, Wood Green, Bounds Green, Tottenham, Seven Sisters, Tottenham Hale
Homes and access
Terraces and mansion blocks split into flats in the west; estates, flats and new blocks in the east. Buzzers and front doors; steep stairs in many conversions.
Nearby vets
Hills Veterinary Surgery, 178 Park Road, Crouch End, N8 8JT
Medivet Crouch End, 14 Priory Road, N8 7RD
Local cat welfare
RSPCA Finsbury Park Animal Hospital, Holloway (nearby, for eligible owners)
Cats Protection volunteer teams covering north London
Vet details are provided as local information and may change. Please confirm with the practice before an emergency.
How a visit will work
Food, medication, litter, hiding places. It becomes the Care Card your sitter works from.
Chat with a sitter near you before you book, so you both know what the visits involve.
Sitters are expected to send a message and photo after each visit.
Each sitter sets their own rate. You pay it plus a 10% booking fee, and you see the full amount before you book.
How are CatSitz sitters checked?
Every CatSitz sitter will have their identity verified, and a person will review every profile before it goes live. It is not a background or criminal record check.
