This area is known as the World’s End Estate. The area, as may be expected, is dominated by a council estate in the centre – with several tall, red brick, Brutalist towers ascending from the area. There are also a series of low-rise council estates surrounding the area, built in more typical post-war fashion. However, the rest, and indeed the majority, of the neighbourhood actually consists of Victorian terraces, in line with the Fulham area. To the west is the railway line, which cuts the area off from the Old Gas Works at Walham Green, as well as Coleridge Gardens and Westfield Park. Also to the west, separated from World’s End by Chelsea Creek, is Chelsea Harbour, a higher-end residence next to Imperial Wharf Overground station. The area does have more notable landmarks, including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Fulham Road, as well as Kensington and Chelsea College further down. All in all, the area retains its own characteristic, owing to its relative isolation from central London, which a high street along Fulham Road and a large residential population.

Chelsea Harbour is a mixed-use development which used to occupy a creek which was surrounded by industrial land. Prior to that, the area had seen riverside manors, including several aristocratic residences, with large fields surrounding them. During the Victorian era’s borough industrialisation and the railways development, the area was used as a railway yard for a period of time. Later, with the decline of goods trade in the 60s, as well as the decline in coal, the area became a dumping ground. It was redeveloped in the 1980s, when the lock was derelict and much of it a wasteland. The construction took only two and a half years, with the first residents moving in after only 12 months, and it took the shape it does today.

The World’s End Estate’s name comes from a pub in the area, which dates back to at least the 1600s. A successor to the tavern, still located today at 459 King’s Road, was built in 1897, and was probably called the World’s End because it was then far from London, and the roads were in a dangerous state (most visitors accessed it by boat).

The nearest tube station is Fulham Broadway, and is quite a walk away. However, Imperial Wharf Overground station is a 10-minute walk, though this line does not link directly with central London, and instead connects to Clapham Junction to the south and Willesden Junction to the north.

Prospects for new development are on the rise in the area, especially by the waterfront. Westwood House, a development facing Chelsea Creek, is a luxury residential complex offering apartments designed by award-winning architects Squire & Partners, with 24/7 concierge service and access to an enviable collection of wellness amenities. The project is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2022. Chelsea Waterfront is another luxury high-end development that is expected to be completed in 2023, though many of the residential blocks have already been built and units placed on the market. Once accomplished, the project will deliver a total of 706 new homes in 10 buildings, in a variety of sizes and features.