Kensington Office
Quintessentially English, cosmopolitan Kensington remains one of the most desirable areas to live in Central London. From stucco-fronted family homes, mansion flats and mews houses, we deal with all local property from our office in the heart of Stratford Village.
Areas of London we cover from our Kensington Office: Central Kensington, South Kensington, West Kensington, Earls Court, Chelsea, Brook Green, and Knightsbridge.
Postcodes we cover: W8, W14, SW5, SW7, SW10, SW3, SW1
Kensington Office
13b Stratford Road London W8 6RF
Tel: 020 7937 9976 Fax: 020 7938 3810
Email: sales.ken@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk or lettings.ken@mountgrangeheritage.co.uk
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Area Guide – Kensington
Modern Kensington is a sophisticated area of South-West London made up of a mix of people from city workers, diplomats, families and a large representation of European nationals – French families making up a significant part of the population.
With its proximity to central London, over 20 beautiful parks on the doorstep, amazing shopping, restaurants, up-market nightclubs and some of the country’s best museums Kensington truly has something to offer everyone. Kensington is also home to a variety of embassies and well-known educational establishments.
Sales Manager, Tamara Colton, based in our Kensington Office, sums up the area:
“Kensington is one of the most desirable places in the country to live with so much fantastic accommodation, a wonderful community feel in its various ‘villages’ and so many of London’s famous amenities on the doorstep.
It has a great mix of nationalities, young people, couples and families who are attracted by the great schools in the area. Accommodation can be expensive and demand is high but due to the huge amount of conversions in the area, it is possible to find things to suit smaller budgets.”
Buying property in Kensington
With all its fantastic amenities, proximity to central London and great array of period properties and luxury developments, it’s no wonder that properties in Kensington are some of the capital’s most sought after. In many ways, the W8 postcode deserves its reputation as an expensive area to buy property. But with many of the family houses being converted into wonderful apartments and with more new developments coming onto the market, it is possible to buy a one bedroom flat for under £350,000.
The majority of accommodation on offer in Kensington tends to be flats. However, flats in Kensington are no ordinary flats – they are spacious and stylish, bearing many similarities to the apartments found in other European cities.
Property prices in Kensington have unsurprisingly risen at a huge rate in recent history, reaching a peak in 2007 with the increase partly driven by City bonuses. Although prices were affected by the downturn, the lack of good properties on the market has meant they have stabilised and started to rise again, with quality apartments and family houses being snapped up immediately. Average prices in the area are between £800,000 and £1,000,000.
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Renting a property in Kensington
Demand for quality rental properties in Kensington is extremely high, given the large international contingent in the area. Many property owners in Kensington have taken advantage of this and there is a good array of rental properties on offer.
At Mountgrange Heritage, we deal with the full range of properties, from a large number of studio conversions and one-bedroom flats to slightly rarer family houses. As you’d expect for such a popular area, rental properties in Kensington don’t come cheap; prices range from around £400 per week for a one-bedroom flat to over £5,000 a week for a grand family house. But what you get for the money is worth it – easy access to the City, quiet residential streets and squares and wonderful amenities. Many of our tenants are City workers who appreciate this fine balance.
