Avenue Road, London

Avenue Road

Avenue Road, looking south
Map of Avenue Road (diagonal)
Owner	London Borough of Camden
Length	1,536 m[1] (5,039 ft)
Location	London, England
Postal code	NW1, NW3, NW8
Coordinates	51°32′19″N 0°10′10″W / 51.538555°N 0.169376°W / 51.538555; -0.169376Coordinates: 51°32′19″N 0°10′10″W / 51.538555°N 0.169376°W / 51.538555; -0.169376

Avenue Road is a street in the Swiss Cottage and St John's Wood districts of London known for having some of the highest home property prices in the United Kingdom.^[2] The street is popular with buyers who have replaced older houses with large mansions.^[3]

Location[]

Avenue Road is on the A41 and B525, and runs roughly from Swiss Cottage tube station in the northwest to Regent's Park Outer Circle in the southeast.

History[]

Development of the Hampstead portion of Eyre Estate (known today as St. John's Wood) began in 1802 and was led by architect John Shaw Sr. In 1826, after the Finchley Road Act of 1826 passed, development of a new road that would head northward into the Hampstead portion of Eyre Estate's land and were built by 1829. By 1842, several houses called Regent's Villas were built in the Hampstead section of Avenue Road, and by 1852, 33 houses had been built.

By the late 18th century, the street had become home to some of the era's most famous London artists and writers, including James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent.^[4]

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Avenue Road saw a flurry of high-net-worth buyers who purchased houses for the opportunity to replace them with brand-new mega mansions.^[5]

Property prices[]

The road mainly comprises large detached freehold “villa style properties” and is a key thoroughfare into central London, leading into Regent's Park and is widely considered to be one of London's most desirable residential destinations.^[6] A 2020 survey completed by Lloyds Bank declared Avenue Road as one of the most expensive residential streets in the world and the most expensive in London. As of early 2021, current sale prices averaged over £30.5 million.

In 2015, an 11-bedroom mansion became at the time, one of Britain's most expensive properties ever after selling for £40 million.^{[citation needed]} The mansion was initially listed for £65 million but failed to find a buyer at that price point.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, a house owned by the late property developer Harry Hyams and designed in 1954 by the architect Richard Seifert was listed for sale at £16 million, with the expectation that the new owner would replace it with a larger house.^[7]

In 2019, a vast double-plot of approximately one acre sold for about £40.5 million with planning permission for a new 36,000 square foot mega-mansion, which would make it one of London's largest private homes.

In 2020, a 15,000 square-foot plot of land housing a 6,000 square-foot mansion were put on the market with plans to develop a £40 million malibu-style home.^{[citation needed]} As of early 2021, there are believed to be 12 mansions under construction on the street with a total value of £500 million.^[8]

In 2021, a 27,000 square foot mansion was put on the market at £75 million.^[9]

Buildings[]

At the north end are the grade II listed block of flats and shops known as Regency Lodge (designed by Robert Atkinson and A.F.B. Anderson)^[10] and the grade II and architecturally notable Swiss Cottage Central Library, designed by Sir Basil Spence.^[11]

At the south end is number 25, a detached villa built around 1830–1840 on the Portland Estate that is also grade II listed.^[12]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Avenue Road, London at Wikimedia Commons

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