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Is Crouch End really that 'nice' (if nice is being able to avoid seeing deprivation)? Big areas of Catford are, not £1M nice, but genuinely nice feel, neighbourly, lots of community stuff, and also lots of curtain-twitching and tutting about hilariously minor things. Strangely I find more 'desirable' areas often more uncomfortable because the disparity is more in your face.
I don't know Crouch End and assumed it was a bit like Harringey, which is fine and doesn't feel wildly different to suburban catford except it takes longer to get to a shop. However looking at the map, if it's actually more like Highgate, then fair. That place is a magical island. Not long after I moved to London, living in Plaistow, someone recommended me a dentist in Highgate village, and I found going there a very weird experience.
Thinking about it, I guess catford just feels fairly 'normal' to me.