PROPERTY
PROPERTY Welcome to W2 Living in W2 puts the very best of London on your doorstep. This is a sought-after area of the capital, filled with excellent residential options and a winning combination of parkland, cutting-edge shopping streets and swift transport links. Residents are well-placed for all of London’s world-famous cultural and leisure facilities, yet can also row on the Serpentine or horse ride through Hyde Park, making W2 a prime choice for those looking for a central, but leafy London postcode. W2 stretches from Hyde Park northwards past Bayswater up to beyond Paddington. For many residents, Hyde Park and its immediate neighbour, Kensington Gardens, are the stand-out attraction. These are two of London’s eight Royal Parks, historic parkland covering a substantial 615 acres that includes the Serpentine Lake, formal Italian gardens, the Diana Memorial Gardens, and Kensington Palace, the London residence of several members of the Royal family. This is where Londoners come to relax, to stroll, and to enjoy time with their friends, in a much loved expanse of greenery in the heart of the city. From W2, a stroll across the parks takes you to the designer boutiques of Knightsbridge to the south, with Mayfair to the east, and Kensington and Notting Hill to the west. Along with nearby Marylebone, these are some of London’s most desirable ‘villages’, each with its own character and a wide variety of restaurants, bars and cafés to sample. WWW.THEAMERICANHOUR.COM
Young professionals, energetic families and older couples will all find reasons to relish living in this area of London. W2 is perfectly poised to make the most of London’s vibrant lifestyle. There is a wide choice of nurseries and schools – Wetherby Prep and International Community School among them - and you are within easy touch of the world-famous medical knowledge collected on Harley Street. There’s no shortage of culture too, with regular classical concerts at Wigmore Hall and lively summer concerts in Hyde Park (Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen are past performers, with Elton John and the Eagles signed up for this summer), while the year-round cultural highlights at the Royal Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, and the theatres of the West End, are all within easy reach. You are close to many of the capital’s most prestigious members clubs, and the ever-buzzy shopping boulevards are complemented by many surprisingly quiet lanes and peaceful garden squares. Wander around Connaught Square, home to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, and you’ll experience the calm face of W2, just steps from Hyde Park itself.
Montagu Square for example - with stately homes around private, well-kept grounds, mews houses, stucco-fronted villas and handsome 1930 mansion blocks. For totally up-to-date living, there are apartments and penthouses at Park Modern, a super-prime development with a front row southerly view across Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens that takes in sunrise and sunset over the iconic London skyline. These offer fully serviced lateral living, with every home having some private outside space.
Market Insight
Average sales prices across prime central London in the year to January 2022 grew by 1.5%, the highest annual increase since 2015, with a continuation of the misstep between high demand and low supply
Property In W2
W2 has a wide choice of residential options with striking architecture, ranging from 19th Century townhouses right up to cuttingedge contemporary penthouses. The choice includes tall homes in elegant garden squares - look at Bryanston Square and WWW.AMERICANINBRITAIN.CO.UK
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