Multi-million pound addresses: Zoopla reveals Britain’s most expensive streets
Kensington Palace Gardens is crowned Britain’s most expensive street for the 13th consecutive year
Outside of London, Titlark Hill in Ascot leads the pack, where the average property price is £8,410,000
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is £1million or over
Zoopla, the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, today reveals its Rich List for 2021 - providing the definitive rundown of the nation’s most expensive streets based on average house prices.
London leads the way
With London home to the top ten most expensive streets in the UK, Kensington Palace Gardens (W8) holds the title as the priciest road in Britain for the 13th consecutive year, with an average property price of £29,898,000. Arguably the most exclusive address in London, it is well known for its embassies, diplomatic residences and billionaire residents, including Roman Abramovich, and counts Kensington Palace - and with it The Cambridges - amongst its neighbours.
In second place for the third consecutive year is Courtenay Avenue (N6) in Highgate. Home to an average property value of £19,440,000, it is located on the edge of leafy Hampstead Heath, just a stone’s throw from Kenwood House. Grosvenor Crescent (SW1X), located in Belgravia, and just a short stroll from Buckingham Palace Gardens, ranks in third place with an average property price of £17,212,000.
Three new entrants in the list include The Boltons (SW10), which comes in fifth place and has an average asking price of £14,223,000 and Frognal Way (NW3), which ranks in seventh place, and has an average property value of £11,118,000. Carlyle Square (SW3) is the final new addition to the list, with an average property price of £9,800,000. Properties for sale in the prestigious square include a beautiful six bedroom Victorian property on sale for £15,500,000.
Outside of the capital, Ascot takes the crown from Leatherhead
Titlarks HIll in Ascot, Berkshire, has, this year, taken the crown from Leatherhead, Surrey, and been crowned as home to the heftiest price tags outside of London, with an average property value of £8,410,000, In second place is Montrose Gardens in Leatherhead, Surrey which is located within the exclusive Crown Estate.
Five streets in the exclusive Surrey enclave of Virginia Water feature in the most expensive list outside of London, including Portnall Rise in third place with an average property value of £6,408,000, Woodlands Road East and Wentworth Drive.
Priciest streets in the largest counties
The most expensive streets in Britain’s largest counties [by population] have also been revealed. Montrose Gardens in Leatherhead is Surrey’s most expensive street, while in Hampshire, Philippines Shaw in the Kent Downs is the priciest street with an average property price of £4,228,000. Dock Lane in Brockenhurst is Hampshire’s most expensive street with an average property value of £2,410,000 and ranks in third place, with a charming former Edwardian coach house on sale for £1,145,000. The property boasts an idyllic setting and is a short stroll from Beaulieu River.
New additions to the list include Broadway in Altrincham, an area popular with Premiership footballers and Greater Manchester’s most expensive street with an average property price of £3,300,000. Coopersale Street in Epping is now Essex’s most expensive street with an average property type of £2,925,000, while properties currently for sale include a historic Grade II listed mansion on sale for £2,000,000. Whirlow Park Road in Sheffield is another new addition with an average property price of £1,028,000.
Outside of the capital, Guildford in Surrey is the postal town with the most expensive streets (176) and is followed by Reading with 137 and Sevenoaks with 133. A regional analysis of the data shows that of the 11,673 streets in the UK with an average property price of £1 million and above. Of these streets, 4,544 are found in London and 4,336 are concentrated in the South East. By contrast, only 9 are found in Wales, 41 in the North East of England, and 55 in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Gráinne Gilmore, Head of Research at Zoopla comments: "This data illustrates how the type and size of properties coupled with some of the most desirable locations around the country create prime areas, resulting in some most valuable residential streets in the country.
"London comes top when it comes to the UK’s prime markets, but the wider commuter zone in the South East is also home to some of the highest-value addresses, reflecting the size and type of housing stock in these regions."
Most expensive streets
Street name | Outcode | Postal town | County | Region | Average house price (Sept 2021, rounded to nearest £1,000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS | W8 | LONDON | London | London | £ 29,898,000 |
2 | COURTENAY AVENUE | N6 | LONDON | London | London | £ 19,440,000 |
3 | GROSVENOR CRESCENT | SW1X | LONDON | London | London | £ 17,212,000 |
4 | ILCHESTER PLACE | W14 | LONDON | London | London | £ 15,220,000 |
5 | THE BOLTONS | SW10 | LONDON | London | London | £ 14,223,000 |
6 | MANRESA ROAD | SW3 | LONDON | London | London | £ 11,181,000 |
7 | FROGNAL WAY | NW3 | LONDON | London | London | £ 11,118,000 |
8 | COMPTON AVENUE | N6 | LONDON | London | London | £ 10,237,000 |
9 | COTTESMORE GARDENS | W8 | LONDON | London | London | £ 9,971,000 |
10 | CARLYLE SQUARE | SW3 | LONDON | London | London | £ 9,800,000 |
Most expensive streets outside of London
Street name | Outcode | Postal town | County | Region | Average house price (Sept 2021, rounded to nearest £1,000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TITLARKS HILL | SL5 | ASCOT | Windsor & Maidenhead | South East England | £ 8,410,000 |
2 | MONTROSE GARDENS | KT22 | LEATHERHEAD | Surrey | South East England | £ 7,017,000 |
3 | PORTNALL RISE | GU25 | VIRGINIA WATER | Surrey | South East England | £ 6,408,000 |
4 | WOODLANDS ROAD EAST | GU25 | VIRGINIA WATER | Surrey | South East England | £ 6,211,000 |
5 | CAMP END ROAD | KT13 | WEYBRIDGE | Surrey | South East England | £ 6,144,000 |
6 | FULMER RISE | SL3 | SLOUGH | Berkshire | South East England | £ 6,069,000 |
7 | WENTWORTH DRIVE | GU25 | VIRGINIA WATER | Surrey | South East England | £ 5,938,000 |
8 | NORTH DRIVE | GU25 | VIRGINIA WATER | Surrey | South East England | £ 5,686,000 |
9 | PINEWOOD ROAD | GU25 | VIRGINIA WATER | Surrey | South East England | £ 5,618,000 |
10 | YAFFLE ROAD | KT13 | WEYBRIDGE | Surrey | South East England | £ 5,540,000 |
Most expensive streets in the largest counties (based on population)
Street name | Outcode | Postal town | County | Region | Average house price (Sept 2021, rounded to nearest £1,000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MONTROSE GARDENS | KT22 | LEATHERHEAD | Surrey | South East England | £ 7,017,000 |
2 | PHILLIPPINES SHAW | TN14 | SEVENOAKS | Kent | South East England | £ 4,288,000 |
3 | DOCK LANE | SO42 | BROCKENHURST | Hampshire | South East England | £ 3,660,000 |
5 | BROADWAY | WA15 | ALTRINCHAM | Greater Manchester | North West England | £ 3,330,000 |
4 | COOPERSALE STREET | CM16 | EPPING | Essex | East of England | £ 2,925,000 |
6 | LOVELACE AVENUE | B91 | SOLIHULL | West Midlands | West Midlands | £ 2,093,000 |
9 | MIRY LANE | WN8 | SKELMERSDALE | Lancashire | North West England | £ 1,847,000 |
8 | LINTON LANE | LS22 | WETHERBY | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £ 1,791,000 |
7 | SHIREBURN ROAD | L37 | LIVERPOOL | Merseyside | North West England | £ 1,753,000 |
10 | WHIRLOW PARK ROAD | S11 | SHEFFIELD | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £ 1,028,000 |
Number of streets in the UK with an average price of above £1million, by region:
GOR | No of streets above £1m - Sept 21* | No of streets above £1m - Sept 20* | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
London | 4,544 | 4,282 | 262 |
South East England | 4,366 | 3,424 | 942 |
East of England | 1,464 | 1,263 | 201 |
South West England | 512 | 334 | 178 |
North West England | 276 | 218 | 58 |
West Midlands | 205 | 137 | 68 |
Scotland | 136 | 101 | 35 |
East Midlands | 65 | 58 | 7 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 55 | 39 | 16 |
North East England | 41 | 31 | 10 |
Wales | 9 | 4 | 5 |
GB total | 11,673 | 9,891 | 1,782 |
Postal towns with the largest number of streets with an average price above £1million
Postal Town | No of streets above £1m - Sept 21* | No of streets above £1m - Sept 20* | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
GUILDFORD | 176 | 140 | 36 |
READING | 137 | 110 | 27 |
SEVENOAKS | 133 | 113 | 20 |
LEATHERHEAD | 127 | 112 | 15 |
FARNHAM | 116 | 77 | 39 |
HARPENDEN | 115 | 100 | 15 |
ALTRINCHAM | 105 | 87 | 18 |
MAIDENHEAD | 100 | 94 | 6 |
HENLEY-ON-THAMES | 98 | 89 | 9 |
WOKING | 97 | 72 | 25 |
- ENDS -
* Only streets with at least ten properties included. This methodology differs from last year's approach.
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