About Kilworth Heights

Kilworth Heights is almost in the middle of Middlesex County, which is in the middle of Southwestern Ontario. It falls in the township of Middlesex Centre, although it is just across the Thames River from London.

How to get here

If you are coming from Highway 401, take the Colonel Talbot Road exit. Go north on Colonel Talbot Road. Turn left (west) at the lights onto Southdale Road, then turn right (north) onto Boler Road. Boler Road intersects with both Commissioners Road and Oxford Street. Go left (west) on either of them until you hit the Oxford-Commissioners intersection. Go west on Oxford Street, as outlined two paragraphs down, and follow the directions from there.



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From Highway 402, you can exit directly onto Glendon and go east until you reach Komoka. Kilworth is less than a minute away after that. You will pass two intersections, Jeffries Road (which has traffic lights) and Kilworth Park Drive (no traffic lights, but a tiny plaza with a gas bar). The third intersection is Elmhurst.

From London, take Oxford Street west from the Oxford-Commissioners intersection. Oxford Street is also County Road 14, and becomes Glendon Road after you leave London. Cross the Thames River bridge, go up the hill, and turn left at the Kilworth Park Drive gas bar (there is a passing lane).

You will actually pass Elmhurst Street (and the private road at the back of the property) on the way to Kilworth Park Road. It is at the very top of the hill, so the left turn into the subdivision is at Kilworth Park Road instead. You can turn in either direction when going out from Elmhurst Street onto Glendon.

I do not have a "For Sale" sign in front of my house, out of courtesy to my neighbours on the same street (closer to County Road 14) who are also selling. I am also asking more than they are. Please, do look at their houses (both smaller bungalows) and then look at mine (two-story). Mine is worth more, but maybe theirs will suit your needs better.

The layout of Kilworth Heights

Kilworth Heights is roughly divided into three parts: "old" Kilworth Heights, "new" Kilworth Heights, and "newer" Kilworth Heights. The dividing streets are Kilworth Park Drive and Jeffries Drive. The newest part of Kilworth Heights is west of Jeffries. The "new" part of Kilworth Heights, with estate-style houses, is between Jeffries and Kilworth Park Drive.

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Everything between Kilworth Park Drive and the Thames River is "old" Kilworth, which is where my house is located. Most of the houses here are between forty and fifty years old, and their value rises as you go deeper in, away from County Road 14. The reason why three houses are for sale at the same time is simply generational: the original owners are retired, downsizing, and moving into the city. Young families have already bought up many homes in the area from this first generation of homeowners.

My house was built in 1983, which makes it a youngster in the region. Technically I am second generation, because I am my father's daughter, but my father was already retired when he built here. My father built this house to structural standards far ahead of its time. You won't have any structural problems with this house. The insulation levels are amazing!

If you walk down the hill from my house (and many people do), the road curves to match the curve of the Thames River. A house in that area recently sold for over $600,000! Another road curve later will lead you to where Kilworth Park Drive ends in a large open park which backs onto woodland and the Thames River. This is an extremely popular park among dog owners. (Almost everyone in old Kilworth owns a dog or two, and they're all friendly.)

My lot does not actually back onto the Thames River. It backs onto a private road which belongs to local developer Allan Drewlo. The entire area between the end of my lot to the Thames River was set aside by Allan's father for his personal estate. No one will ever build up behind you!

On the other side of the Thames River is Komoka Provincial Park. You can just see it from the upstairs windows of my house. If you want to drive there, it is a 2-minute drive away. You can also walk to Glendon Road and across the bridge. That takes about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how fast you walk. Click the link for a very good aerial view of the entire Kilworth-Komoka Provincial Park region.

There is a third park about four blocks away which is more like a municipal park, with play equipment and a splash pad. Children go there to sled on its hills. This is where the neighbourhood gathers for community events like Canada Day, Octoberfest, and Family Day.

Local services

Kilworth Heights is a small, tight community. Some people run their businesses right out of their own homes: yoga lessons, framing. Even Allan Drewlo runs his development business from his own home. (He uses the private road far at the back. You will never notice the additional traffic, but it provides a bit of extra security for you from that side.)



Looking up Elmhurst Street towards Glendale Road

The small strip mall at Glendon and Kilworth Park Drive has a variety store with gas bar, a restaurant, a hairdressing salon, a spa, and a pet store (which offers grooming). An ice cream parlour across the road is a popular local stop during the summer. Most of these businesses close daily at around 6 pm, although the variety store is open until 9 pm.

You can find child daycare in the small commercial complex at Glendon and Jeffries. This is also home to the local animal clinic. (They are very good!)

Local climate

Even if you're coming from London, you know that one end of London can be snowy while the other has blue skies. The climate in Kilworth Heights has a few little quirks as well.

Summer storms usually form just east of us, after they get past Byron. This means that on average, Kilworth Heights has more sunshine than most of London.

All of Southwestern Ontario can have snowsqualls on occasion, so Kilworth Heights gets them too, but not so many as either Strathroy or northeast London. If you are not familiar with snowsqualls, they are extremely localized streamers of snow which come in off Lake Huron. If you happen to be under one, you can get 5 to 10 inches of snow in a few hours, but go just a few kilometres east or west, and you will be in clear blue sky.

Now we come to a really nice thing about living on Elmhurst Street. This street almost always gets plowed out first in the entire subdivision! How amazing is that? Add in that County Road 14 / Glendon / Oxford also gets plowed out first, and you'll have better plowing than most subdivisions in London!