The 10 most expensive streets in England and Wales

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Whilst most of us are either struggling to get a mortgage or finding ourselves
trapped in negative equity, the owners of homes on these streets are unlikely to
have such worries.
Millionaires looking for their dream home will pay
staggering amounts to have a view of the seafront (see above photo of Poole in
Dorset) or to share their local pub with premiership footballers.
Here is
Times Money’s list of the 10 most expensive streets in regions of England and
Wales.
North: Runnymede Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Average price:
￡1,135,625
Rod Matthews of Rook Matthews Sayer, the estate agent, said:
“This is undoubtedly one of the top three addresses in the north east.
Footballers such as Alan Shearer and Kieron Dyer have lived here.
“There
used to be a lot of old houses set in large grounds, but these have been mainly
knocked down and replaced with individually designed mansions. Last year I sold
a property in less than an acre for ￡3.46 million.”

Yorkshire & the
Humber: Kent Road, Harrogate. Average Price: ￡1,173,373
Kent Road is
within walking distance of Harrogate town centre and attracts wealthy families
as well as premiership footballers.
Philippa Faith of Strutt & Parker,
the estate agent, said: “Kent Road is on the Duchy estate, a very desirable area
of Harrogate formerly owned by the Duchy of Lancaster. The houses are very
handsome, mainly Victorian stone builds, with lots of original features such as
high ceilings and period fireplaces. They commonly have around a third of an
acre for gardens, which is a good size for a townhouse. Buyers will wait years
for the right house on this road to come up for sale.”
North West:
Congleton Road, Alderley Edge. Average price: ￡1,684,166
Alderley Edge is
a village south of Manchester crammed with multi-millionaires. Home to Cristiano
Ronaldo and Peter Crouch, it is the haunt of many premiership football players,
pop stars and Coronation Street actors. David and Victoria Beckham also lived
here until they moved to Madrid and then Los Angeles.
Crispin Harris of
Jackson-Stopps & Staff, the estate agent, said: “Alderley Edge is very
convenient for access to Manchester and the village itself has lovely
restaurants and shops. The houses are mainly large Victorian villas with big
gardens, although there are also a lot of new-builds now as well with modern
facilities and technology such as swimming pools and under floor
heating.”
East Midlands: Beeston Fields Drive, Nottingham. Average price:
￡972,214
This wide and varied road features a thatched cottage, a Spanish
villa and new build mansions. Robert Bilson of Savills, the estate agent, in
Nottingham said: “It backs onto the Beeston Fields golf club, one of the most
exclusive in Nottingham, and is close to good independent schools. Owners tend
to be entrepreneurs, sport agents and CEOs. Jane Torvill, the ice skater, bought
a house here after winning her Olympic gold medal.”
West Midlands:
Wellington Road, Birmingham. Average price: ￡945,500
Close to Birmingham
city centre but set on a quiet residential turning, Wellington Road has the
Edgbaston golf club, the Priory tennis club and good independent schools all
within a stone’s throw.
James Bowkett of Knight Frank, the estate agent,
said: “This is a beautiful wide road with large period houses with deep
frontages. The plot sizes are good with each house having about half an
acre.”
East Anglia: Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge. Average price:
￡940,714
Richard Hatch of Carter Jonas, the estate agent, said: “This
road is on the biggest site of redevelopment in the city, with new builds
ranging from 2 bedroom flats to five bedroom houses. It is close to Cambridge
station, the city centre and the university botanical gardens.
“However, I
would not say it is regarded as the most desirable road in Cambridge. Chaucer
Road and Latham Road, which feature turn of the century houses, are more sought
after.”
South West: Panorama Road, Poole. Average price:
￡4,158,333
This is a road of two halves – on one side lie mansions with a
harbour view, whilst the other side has smaller houses and apartments with no
view. Harry Redknapp, manager of Tottenham Hotspur football club, has lived
here.
Keith Fensom of Savills said: “The houses on the waterfront can go for
anything between ￡4 million and ￡10 million. A few are retirement or holiday
homes but we are seeing increasing numbers of families here as well.
“The
council are trying to protect some 1920s properties to ensure they are not
destroyed to make way for new-build mansions. A five-year old house has just
been bought for ￡5 million by a Russian billionaire and he is knocking it down
to build another.”
South East: East Road, Weybridge. Average price:
￡2,805,000
Gary Collins of Hamptons International, the estate agent,
said: “East Road is within a private estate called St George’s Hill, a 930 acre
site with its own secure entrance. John Lennon, Cliff Richard and Tom Jones have
all lived here, and it has its own tennis and golf club. An acre plot could
easily go for ￡3 million, just for the land alone.”
Greater London: The
Vale, Kensington and Chelsea. Average price: ￡4,677,500
Nicholas Leeming
of propertyfinder.co.uk, the property search website, said: “The Vale is
situated in one of the best residential areas of Kensington and Chelsea and so,
not surprisingly, has shown up as one of the highest valued locations. Limited
transaction numbers underline the premium that some buyers will pay for
position, even in the current market.”
Wales: Llantrithyd Road, Vale of
Glamorgan. Average price: ￡752,083
David Birt of David Birt & Co, the
estate agent, said: “The Vale of Glamorgan is one of the most popular areas for
people working in Cardiff. There are some very rural parts but it is only half
an hour away from the city centre. Llantrithyd is actually a hamlet with
Llantrithyd Road running through it. There are good local pubs, junior schools
and a real ‘community feel’ to these places within the Vale.”
By Lauren
Thompson
Source: Land Registry figures based on transactions between 2004 and
2008