Are nice parts of SE London really cheaper than nice parts of N London now?

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The house prices are sky-rocketing here in Lewisham/Manor part of Hither Green/Lee. Now 150sq m houses are asking for 750K and 90-100sq m are well over 600K - outside catchment area of much-sought after outstanding schools, but still within catchemnt of other good-rated schools. Whereas, Effingham Road is like 825K (near incredibly popular Brindishe Lee primary) - this street is really nothing more special than a row of 3-4 bed Victorian houses.

Hither Green/Lee don't have anything else going on except families and good schools. Only tiny high street.

I don't know much about N London but Muswell Hill springs to mind as 'nice' middle class area with busy high street. Brief glance at Rightmove shows houses going for similar prices...but then I don't know much, Muswell Hill may include scruffier parts.

How much would comparable Zone 3 N London houses fetch?

That should be 700 metres!

There's no high st but I'm a 10-min walk to lewisham with big sainsburys, m&s, boots etc. yes lewisham's a bit grotty - but that's why I can afford a house in zone 3 without earning 50k a year! Trains from HG are great - direct to cannon st, London bridge, charing x, Waterloo... It is annoying they don't go to Victoria, I agree! But I've found that travelling from SE London to west is always a faff.

To answer your original question OP, yes SE London still far cheaper than N London equivalents. And living in muswell hill was shit - felt v isolated, tube is high gate and then bus or 20 min walk!

This house in http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43991810.html East Finchley is on at nearly 600k.

About 15 mins walk to E.Finchley tube and close to Muswell Hill, but in a poor school catchment area unless religious. Also the road has a secondary school at the other end and the house backs on to a housing estate. Costs around the same as the houses in your area but has many negatives!

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-43991810.html Sorry!

Nice house but small and small garden. For that money is SE London I think you could get something a bit bigger and nearer to a station. I wouldn't want to live more than 1/2 mile away from one.