Ilchester Place Explained

Ilchester Place
Image Alt:View along Ilchester Place
Former Names:Holland Lane
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
Metro:High Street Kensington tube station, Holland Park tube station
Coordinates:51.5004°N -0.2039°W
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Abbotsbury Road
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Melbury Road
North:Holland Park (park)
East:Holland Park (park)
South:Melbury Road
West:Abbotsbury Road
Completion Date:1928
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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The London Encyclopaedia . . Holland Estate . 1983 . 386 . Weinreb . Ben . Hibbert . Christopher . Christopher Hibbert .
  2. Book: Survey of London . The Holland estate: Since 1874 . 126–150 . 37, Northern Kensington . London County Council / British History Online . London . 1973 . 7 September 2023 .
  3. Web site: Martin, Leonard (1869–1935) . A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture . . 7 September 2023 .
  4. News: Murdock . Meghann . A home in Britain's most expensive street: £35m mega mansion listed for sale in A-list favourite Holland Park . 7 September 2023 . Evening Standard. London . 21 September 2020.
  5. News: Ivey . Prudence . The UK’s most expensive streets 2021: house prices on Tite Street in Chelsea over 100 times UK average . 22 December 2021 . Evening Standard. London . 22 December 2021.