What does £5m buy you in Notting Hill? Well it depends on your location, but you can find a family house near Westbourne Park, or for those just dropping by from time-to-time a new development in a pretty garden square still has some lateral apartments for sale with three bedrooms.
6 Bedroom house St Anns Villas £4.15m
Built in 1846 in the Tudor- Gothic style 11 St Anns Villas is Grade II listed and constructed in red and blue brick with Bath stone window mullions.
Available to the open market for the first time in 40 years this house is lovely and bright with well-proportioned generous rooms and excellent ceiling heights. There are six bedrooms and good reception rooms, and the garden is mainly laid to lawn.
Carter Jonas (020 8022 7248; countrylife.onthemarket.com)
3 bedroom apartment: Leinster Square £4.75m
Leinster Square is perfectly positioned just north of Kensington Gardens and moments from Notting Hill. The collection of lateral apartments which are currently for sale are inside a reconditioned Grade II listed building. This three-bedroom apartment occupies the upper floors, capturing a magnificent view over the private garden square.
Carter Jonas (020 8022 7345; countrylife.onthemarket.com)
5 bedroom house: Leamington Road Villas £4.795m
This beautiful five-bedroom house was designed by the award-winning architect and interior designer, Staffan Tollgard Design Group and offers grand entertaining spaces as well as good family accommodation.
Designed to accentuate its contemporary features alongside its period elegance, the house also has a pretty garden. Westbourne Park station is just minutes away.
Knight Frank (020 8022 7172; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
4 bedroom house: St James’s Gardens £4.95m
Enviably positioned with lovely views of both the communal garden and St. James Church in the Norland conservation area in Holland Park, this house has been in the same family for 58 years. The property is very large and has oodles of character, although the house is in need of some updating.
Accommodation includes two reception rooms, three bathrooms and four bedrooms, as well as the lovely gardens.
Savills (020 8022 6946; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
This beautifully presented four-double bedroom penthouse flat is situated on the top floor of this pretty mansion block just moments from Kensington Gardens. With triple aspect views the flat also benefits from an excellent separate entertaining space and plenty of storage, as well as a 24 hour concierge.
Strutt & Parker (020 8022 7148; http://countrylife.onthemarket.com)
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