It's no worse than places like Stevenage , Hoddesdon and **** me Cheshunt looks like a right dump when I drive through it!
There's more than meets the eye to these places, Tottenham is a poor area and so looks like a poor area would do but 99% of the residents are just decent people trying to survive like the rest of us.
To me Tottenham represents a part of North London that society has abandoned. Real ****holes like Dalston, Clapham, Stoke newington and Brixton have benefitted from investment but until the riot 3 years ago Tottenham is the land everybody forgot. Very sad
I've lived in Hoddesdon and cheshunt and believe me both are luxury islands compared to Tottenham!!!!