Ilchester Place
Appearance
Former name(s) | Holland Lane |
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Namesake | Ilchester Estate |
Type | Street |
Area | Holland Park |
Location | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |
Postal code | W14 8AA, W14 8ND, W14 8NH |
Nearest metro station | High Street Kensington tube station, Holland Park tube station |
Coordinates | 51°30′01″N 0°12′14″W / 51.5004°N 0.2039°W |
West end | Abbotsbury Road |
South end | Melbury Road |
North | Holland Park (park) |
East | Holland Park (park) |
South | Melbury Road |
West | Abbotsbury Road |
Construction | |
Completion | 1928 |
Other | |
Designer | Leonard Martin |
Known for | Expensive houses |
Ilchester Place is a street in the Holland Park area of Kensington, West London, England.[1]
Formerly known as Holland Lane, Ilchester Place was completed in 1928,[2] designed by Leonard Martin (1869–1935).[3]
Ilchester Place runs from Abbotsbury Road to the west, turning south to join Melbury Road. Large expensive houses on the north side of the street back onto Holland Park itself.[4] In December 2021, it was named the sixth most expensive street in the UK, with an average house price of £16.3 million.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher, eds. (1983). "Holland Estate". The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 386.
- ^ "The Holland estate: Since 1874". Survey of London. Vol. 37, Northern Kensington. London: London County Council / British History Online. 1973. pp. 126–150. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Martin, Leonard (1869–1935)". A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Murdock, Meghann (21 September 2020). "A home in Britain's most expensive street: £35m mega mansion listed for sale in A-list favourite Holland Park". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Ivey, Prudence (22 December 2021). "The UK's most expensive streets 2021: house prices on Tite Street in Chelsea over 100 times UK average". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 22 December 2021.