Victoria Road, Kensington
Victoria Road is a street in Kensington, London, that has been called "the most expensive street in the UK".
Location
The street runs north to south from Kensington High Street[1] in close proximity to Kensington Palace and the Royal Albert Hall. There are 64 properties on the street including the Embassy of Vietnam.[2]
History
The street was originally called Love Lane and the white stucco-fronted houses[1] date from the 1840s. In April 2012, it was named the "most expensive in UK", with residents including the actor Dustin Hoffman and the former king of Malaysia.[1] In December 2015, it was named "the most expensive street in England and Wales", with an average property price of £8,006,000 in a study by Lloyds Bank based on Land Registry figures.[3]
Notable residents
- Thomas Oldham Barlow (1824-1889), the artist and mezzotint engraver, lived at Auburn Lodge, Victoria Road, where he had a studio and died there in 1889.[4]
- Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905), artist and art tutor to Queen Victoria's children, lived at no. 52.[5]
- In autumn 1910, the Mitford family moved to a house in Victoria Road.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Dustin Hoffman's Kensington street is most expensive in UK". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ The Most Expensive Street at The Guardian Money. Retrieved 11 December 2015
- ↑ "Most expensive street is still in Kensington, west London". BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Barlow, Thomas Oldham (DNB01)". Wikisource. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ "Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)". openplaques. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Hastings, Selina. "Mitford, Nancy Freeman-". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Online edition. Retrieved 11 December 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Coordinates: 51°30′03″N 0°11′09″W / 51.5008°N 0.1857°W