Rich List for 2021 reveals Britain’s most expensive streets

Kensington Palace Gardens has been indentified as the Britain’s most expensive street for the 13^th consecutive year, according to Zoopla.

The property portal today reveals its Rich List for 2021 – providing a rundown of the nation’s most expensive streets based on average house prices.

Unsurprisingly London is home to the top ten most expensive streets in the UK, led by Kensington Palace Gardens (W8) with an average property price of £29,898,000.

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.

Outside of the capital, 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.

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.

New additions to the list include Broadway in Altrincham with an average property type of £2,925,000. 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 £1m 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, said: “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 – 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

Regions – Number of streets with avg price of £1m+
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 largest number of streets with avg price of £1m+
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

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