Average flat price in Kensington, London
Average flat price in Kensington, London
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maranellouk

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292 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Moving along from multiplying money thread.

Just wondering what the average price of a 3 bedroom flat in Kensington is going for. Between High Street Ken and Notting Hill Gate.

Thinking about spending a lot more time back home as opposed to the 4
6 days I've done in the last 365! I would definately buy another property to rent out if I make the move.

>> Edited by maranellouk on Thursday 5th May 15:27

rude-boy

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262 months

pdV6

16,442 posts

290 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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No idea really, but I wouldn't expect much change from £750k...

Plotloss

67,280 posts

299 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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3 bed?

Start at around £500K I would have thought and thats going to be in a grotty part.

mutt k

3,964 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Huge range of prices from £400,000 upwards into 7 figures. Have a look at www.primelocation.com for a seacrh.

M

Fer

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309 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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maranellouk

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Thursday 5th May 2005
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Christ! I have been away a while. I am in danger of being priced out of my own postcode!

So very tempting to take the cash you have to fork out on a poxy little place and get a very large, very nice pad in Rio after seeing that.

Thanks for the link mate. That has been added to "favourites".

srebbe64

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266 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Don't bother coming back. I'm emigrating to where there's a better Tax regieme and better weather!

vixpy1

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293 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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srebbe64 said:
I'm emigrating to where there's a better Tax regieme and better weather!


Scarborough?

srebbe64

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266 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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vixpy1 said:

srebbe64 said:
I'm emigrating to where there's a better Tax regieme and better weather!



Scarborough?

Either Scarborough or The Bahamas, I haven't decided yet.

maranellouk

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Thursday 5th May 2005
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Well, currently spend most of my time in the airport but apart from that NY, LA, HK and Sao Paulo.

Getting a bit homesick of late and reading about you lucky beggars roaring around in your motors adds to it.

LA - everything too far apart, traffic is a joke and full of Yanks.
NY - roads are a disaster, too many try-hards trying too damn hard, tipping for everything, prices are stupid in Manhattan and it's full of Yanks or people that now have a Yank twang in there accent.

Sao Paulo - All the cars I like are so completely over priced, service is rather suspect, roads are insane where they intersect and they meet at a 35 degree+ angle! People getting kidnapped too much now it is getting silly.

Hong Kong - love it, very small, again, car prices are silly unless it's a used 355, any/everything you do is known because it is like living in a giant gossip magazine.....trust me...I am in so much poop right now for things I didn't do

So, yes, home is looking very inviting

srebbe64

13,021 posts

266 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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My heart bleeds for you, you miserable sod!

SuckMyChrsitmas

654 posts

258 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Property prices in London, as well as the UK generally, are ridiculous.

There are somtimes properties listed on www.findaproperty.co.uk that aren't on primelocation.

AC79xxx

62,260 posts

278 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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maranellouk said:

LA - ...full of Yanks
NY - ...full of Yanks


there maybe a reason for this

FourWheelDrift

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313 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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www.hamptons.co.uk/ are probably you best bet on a search. Just had a quick look they have 200 properties in the Kensington area from £158,000 to £25,000,000. So cater for all markets

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 5th May 16:16

maranellouk

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Thursday 5th May 2005
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AC79xxx said:

maranellouk said:

LA - ...full of Yanks
NY - ...full of Yanks



there maybe a reason for this

Haha, yes, perhaps.

Oh, there are a load of good Yanks out there I know. However, for every good one I encounter, I meet 3 who just cement the belief that the rest of the world has about the buggers.

4WD

2,289 posts

260 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Why on earth would anyone over the age of twenty consider living in a flat? Buy a proper house. Move to another area if your too embarassed financially. Flats are the equivalent of the bmw one series; you really must want that postcode. So very lame IMHO.

NiceCupOfTea

25,586 posts

280 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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4WD said:
Why on earth would anyone over the age of twenty consider living in a flat? Buy a proper house. Move to another area if your too embarassed financially. Flats are the equivalent of the bmw one series; you really must want that postcode. So very lame IMHO.


trevorw

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311 months

Thursday 5th May 2005
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Here are few prices from last year (2004), all flats, no idea about how many rooms ( removed flat numbers and PC's)

17 Dec 2004 Troy Court, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £285,000 LH
14 Dec 2004 Troy Court, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £335,000 LH
26 Nov 2004 Flat Melbury Court, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £1,650,000 LH
08 Nov 2004 Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £575,000 LH
11 Oct 2004 Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £470,000 LH
30 Sep 2004 Flat Brasenose House, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £625,000 LH
18 Aug 2004 Troy Court, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £480,000 LH
02 Aug 2004 Troy Court, Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, Greater London Flat £525,000 LH



If you want more then log into www.rightmove.co.uk

maranellouk

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Thursday 5th May 2005
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4WD said:
Why on earth would anyone over the age of twenty consider living in a flat? Buy a proper house. Move to another area if your too embarassed financially. Flats are the equivalent of the bmw one series; you really must want that postcode. So very lame IMHO.

Was anyone talking about living in the flat? I am planning on buying to rent as I do with my other properties in the same area.

Oh, I live in a house by the way. The problem with buying another house on the same road or area is that it has 5 floors and will cost double that cost of an F1, 250GTO, Koenigsegg, Veyron, F40, Enzo, F50 put together - just to keep it car related

Houses of high value, unlike flats in the area are somewhat difficult to rent as the annual rent is about a third of most mortgages. People who rent very rarely go for something this size and I for one would rather not sit on an empty house. I'd rather have 16 £500k flats and fill my petrol tanks with the monthly income.

Unless things have changed that dramatically since I was last home and there is now a long line of Saudi nationals lining up to blow £15k+ a month on rent......I'll stick with flats ta.

MARA