Buying a residential property in one of the UK's most affluent areas has numerous advantages for you and your family's future. From like-minded neighbours and memorial parks to high-end shopping, prestigious school districts and your choice of delectable restaurants. Whether you want city living or country life, choosing the right home in a thriving community is within reach.
Let the community become part of your daily lifestyle by investing in the following areas.
MAYFAIR
Bordering leafy Hyde Park, Mayfair is an upscale district of elegant Georgian townhouses, exclusive hotels, and gourmet restaurants. Its world-famous retailers include bespoke tailors on Savile Row and designer fashions on Bond Street. Shoppers also head to high-end Burlington Arcade and Shepherd Market, a cluster of independent boutiques and traditional pubs. Cool modern art galleries line Cork Street.
CHELSEA
Chelsea is an affluent area known for the smart boutiques & high-end restaurants lining busy King's Road. The National Army Museum traces British army history from the 1600s to the present, while the Saatchi Gallery displays contemporary art in the Duke of York's headquarters. The red-coated retired soldiers known as the Chelsea Pensioners run guided tours of their residence, the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
KENSINGTON
Kensington is an upscale area with stately Victorian buildings and embassies. Tourists come to see dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, hands-on displays at the Science Museum, and period furnishings at Kensington Palace. The grand Royal Albert Hall hosts concerts from classical to pop. Well-to-do shoppers frequent chic boutiques on Kensington High Street and antiques stores on Kensington Church Street.
WESTMINSTER
Westminster is the bustling government area near Buckingham Palace. Tourists head to Trafalgar Square’s monuments and to see the changing of the guards at Horse Guards Parade while politicians mingle in Whitehall’s pubs. At the Houses of Parliament, by the River Thames, the Big Ben bell rings out from its iconic clock tower. Medieval Westminster Abbey contains the graves of historical figures such as Charles Darwin.
NOTTING HILL
Notting Hill is a vibrant, trendy area, with casual cafes lining bohemian Portobello Road, famed for its busy market selling antiques and vintage fashion. High-end restaurants and upscale boutiques cluster around Westbourne Grove, while the Electric Cinema welcomes filmgoers with posh armchairs. Huge crowds celebrate the annual Notting Hill Carnival, whose parades and calypso music reflect the area’s Caribbean roots.
BELGRAVIA
The elegant streets of Belgravia are lined with terraced stucco townhouses, garden squares, international embassies, and upmarket hotels. Antique shops, chic furniture stores, and trendy galleries cluster on Pimlico Road, with designer fashion and jewellery boutiques on cobbled Motcomb Street. Fine-dining restaurants, posh delis, and sophisticated cafes cater to the area’s wealthy international residents.
SANDBANKS, POOLE
Sandbanks is a small peninsula or spit crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour on the English Channel coast at Poole in Dorset, England. It is known for its high property prices and for its award-winning beach. In 2005, Sandbanks was reported to have the fourth highest land value by area in the world.
ALDERLEY EDGE
Alderley Edge is known for its affluence and expensive houses, falling inside Cheshire's Golden Triangle. Alderley Edge has a selection of cafes and designer shops and has attracted numerous Premier League footballers, actors and multi-millionaire businesspeople. It is one of the most expensive and sought-after places to live in the UK outside central London.
THE COTSWOLDS
The Cotswolds is known for its outstanding natural beauty and affluent communities. Its quintessentially English countryside is a draw for residents and visitors who wish to stay in the region. Many of the properties in the area are typical to the region with a unique Jurassic limestone feature that complements the predominantly rural landscape, stone-built villages, historical towns and stately homes and gardens scattered across the region.
