Kensington Square

The oldest square in the borough and, arguably, the quietest address in central London. Seventeenth and eighteenth-century houses face a private garden a few steps from the High Street, and the contrast between the two is startling. Almost nothing comes up. When it does, the buyer pool is small, informed and prepared to move quickly — this is a market of approaches rather than open days.

For a wider view of the market around it, see Kensington house prices — currently near £1,550 per square foot.