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On Worlds End Lane, in Oakwood Park & Highlands
What it's like at N21 1PJ: every home that has sold on Worlds End Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Worlds End Lane; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 4 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 157, Worlds End LaneSemi-detached | May 2019 | £540,000 | 99 m² | £5,455/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159, Worlds End LaneSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2026 | £485,000 | 108 m² | £4,491/m² | 1 |
| 163, Worlds End LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2004 | £315,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Grange Park, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 493k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Finsbury Park.
The nearest bus stop is Highlands Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes W9, 456); 71 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Grange Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Wolfson Hillel Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Highlands School, 200 m away; Attainment 8: 55.6 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ashmole Academy (1.5 km) and East Barnet School (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (3.5 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 150 m away; Baba Express (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Highlands Practice (150 m), with Highlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Vas' Barbers is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is North Middlesex University Hospital, 4.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 70% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Village Tandoori is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Old Grammarians RFC the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 43% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Cheyne Walk Open Space, 800 m away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (1.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond), 8.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Southgate and Wood Green constituency: Bambos Charalambous MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,300 (33.5%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 51%, Conservative 18%, Green Party 12%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
27 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near N21 1PJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 19 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 26% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Worlds End Lane in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.0% | 84.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.1% | 12.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 44 min
Nearest: Canary Wharf Pier · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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