Victoria Road is a street in

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

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, that in 2015 was considered the most expensive street in the United Kingdom. The street runs north to south from Kensington Road,

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in close proximity to Kensington Palace and the Royal Albert Hall. Victoria Road actually runs from Kensington Road and not from Kensington High Street as cited previously. There are 64 properties on the street including the Embassy of Vietnam.The Most Expensive Street at The Guardian Money
Retrieved 11 December 2015

History

The street was originally called Love Lane and the white stucco-fronted houses 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. 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.

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. *Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905), artist and art tutor to Queen Victoria's children, lived at no. 52. *Henry Newbolt (1862-1938), poet, lived at 14 Victoria Road from 1889 to 1898. *In autumn 1910, the Mitford family moved to a house in Victoria Road. * Rudolf Nureyev, lived at no. 27 before moving to Paris.

References

{{Coord, 51.5008, -0.1857, display=title, region:GB_type:landmark Streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea