As Channel 5’s The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea reveals an insight into the glitzy neighbourhood, FEMAIL reveals some of the most expensive streets in the UK
- New Channel 5 series explores the history behind wealthiest district in Britain
- Phillimore Gardens in Kensington was named most expensive street in 2022
Channel 5’s The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which airs tonight, is set to give viewers an insight into one of the most affluent districts in the UK.
In the majestic new series, presenters will take a table at Princess Diana’s favourite restaurants, have hair styled by Kate Middleton’s most-trusted stylist and go behind palace doors to visit a Queen’s bedroom at Kensington Palace.
On the first episode, they will be house hunting in Knightsbridge, attending the annual Chelsea Bun Competition, then heading to Kensington Palace to meet the King’s Bargemaster, whose job is to carry the monarch’s crown jewels on land.
Homes in the area can cost well over £20 million – but they’re far from the only expensive streets in the capital.
Halifax last year revealed the most expensive streets in England and Wales were all located in London – with the number one spot being taken by a street in Kensington itself.
The most expensive streets in England and Wales in 2022 were revealed by Halifax, with all top 10 situated in London
In data released last year, the most expensive street in the country was revealed to be Phillimore Gardens in London – where the average house price is £23.8million.
Phillimore Gardens is in the affluent area of Kensington and is lined with multi-million pound mansions.
The street runs roughly north to south from Duchess of Bedford’s Walk to Kensington High Street and is close to Holland Park.
It is tree-lined and boasts a popular café – called Café Phillies – towards one end of the street, which is a favourite of Piers Morgan who lives in the neighbourhood.
Less than three miles away is Grosvenor Square in affluent Mayfair, which takes second spot with an average price tag of £23.5million.
Making up the top three in 2022 is London’s picturesque Illchester Place, where properties now cost an average £17.7million.
London dominates the list of priciest streets from Halifax, with just one road outside of the capital making it into the top 20.
Titlarks Hill in Ascot is ranked in position 12 and homes on the street have an average price tag of £12.3million.
Pictured: Homes in London’s Phillimore Gardens, which typically sell for around £24million, according to Halifax’s list
The third most expensive street in England and Wales listed in 2022 is London’s Illchester Place (pictured), where properties now cost on average £17.7million
Outside the capital, wealthier buyers looking for an exclusive postcode in the North East or the East Midlands would need around £1.5million – making these the lowest-priced ‘most expensive’ regions in the country.
Kim Kinnaird, of Halifax said: ‘For almost all of us, these homes and their eye-watering price tags are the stuff fantasy house hunts are made of.
‘Unsurprisingly, London roads occupy the top 10 streets in the UK, and buying a home on London’s Phillimore Gardens could set you back a staggering £24million on average.
‘That said, the price of a prestigious address can differ hugely across the UK. Living on the most expensive street in the North East or East Midlands will cost something closer to £1.5 million.’
Ramside Park in Durham tops the 2022 list of the five most expensive streets in the North East with an average house price of £1,553,000
Pictured: Homes in Ramside Park in Durham are the most expensive in the region, according to the figures from Halifax from 2022
Six of the North East’s most expensive streets in 2022 were in Newcastle Upon Tyne, but it was Ramside Park in Durham – with an average house price of £1,553,000 – that took the top spot in the region.
Gubeon Wood, Morpeth – at £1,491,000 – was in second place, followed by Graham Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne – at £1,339.000 – in third.
The remaining streets within the top 10 were in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Runnymede Road at £1,245,000, South Drive at £1,201,000, North Avenue at £1,168,000, Westfield Drive at £1,147,000 and Mitchell Avenue at £1,074,000.
Broadway in Altrincham – at £3,184,000 – was also revealed as the most expensive street in the North West with four other streets in Altrincham also in the top 10.
These were Barrow Lane at £2,998,000, Theobald Road at £2,378,000, Hill Top at £2,309,000 and Stanhope Road at £2,215,000.
The most expensive street in the region was Manor House Lane, Leeds at £2,367,000, followed by Fulwith Mill Lane, Harrogate – at £1.77million – and The Purey Cust, York at £1,754,000.
In 2022, Broadway in Altrincham topped the list of the five most expensive streets in the North West with an average house price of £3,184,000
Among the most expensive streets in England and Wales is London’s Grosvenor Square (pictured), where properties cost an average £23.5million in 2022
Manor House Lane in Leeds tops the list of the five most expensive streets in Yorkshire and the Humber with an average house price of £2,367,000 in 2022
In the West Midlands, Bakers Lane in Solihull was the most expensive street, with houses costing an average of £2,341,000.
Ladywood Road at £2,029,000 and Kenilworth Close at £1,902,000 are both in Sutton Coldfield and were in second and third place in the region respectively.
Warren Hill in Leicester – at £1,615,000 – was the most expensive street, followed by Melton Road, Nottingham at £1.6million and Park Lane in Towcester at £1,348,000.
Bakers Lane in Solihull topped the list of the five most expensive streets in the West Midlands with an average house price of £2,341,000 in 2022
Warren Hill in Leicester topped the list of the five most expensive streets in the East Midlands with an average house price of £1,615,000 in 2022
Pictured: Chaucer Road in Cambridge has the highest average house price in the region, said Halifax in 2022
Chaucer Road in Cambridge tops the list of the five most expensive streets in the East of England with an average house price of £4.24million in 2022
In the East, the top six most expensive streets are all above £3million. Chaucer Road in Cambridge at £4.24million was top, followed by Coopersale Street in Epping at £3,567,000, then Newlands Avenue in Radlett at £3,432,000.
The only street outside London to make the top 20 most expensive streets in Britain was Titlarks Hill in Ascot at £12,318,000, followed in the region by Westbrook Hill in Godalming at £8,960,000 and East Road in Weybridge at £8,364,000.
Titlarks Hill in Ascot tops the list of the five most expensive streets in the South East with an average house price of £12,318,000 in 2022
Lawrence Drive in Poole tops the list of the five most expensive streets in the East of England with an average house price of £4,085,000 in 2022
Five of the top 10 most expensive streets in the South West were in Poole, Dorset, with Lawrence Drive at £4,085,000 in first place, with properties costing an average of at least £4million.
Weston Park in the historic City of Bath – with an average price tag of £3,328,000 – was second and Mornish Road, Poole, is third at £2.85million.
Benar Headland in Pwlheli tops the list of the five most expensive streets in Wales with an average house price of £1.73million in 2022
Benar Headland in Pwllheli was the most expensive street in Wales with an average price of £1,730,000, followed by Llys Helyg Drive in Llandudno at £1,219,000 and Hanley Cwrt in Usk at £1,152,000.
In the Welsh capital of Cardiff, the most expensive street was Westbourne Crescent at £1,003,000.
London dominates the list of the most expensive streets in 2022 from Halifax with average price tags all above £10million
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