Inside the UK’s most expensive streets, from £12,538,095 homes to private spas

We’ve all engaged in a little bit of fantasy home shopping in our lives. You know, putting a completely outlandish budget into Google and finding something that you’d own in some kind of dream world?

Now, we’ve got even more of a glimpse into the UK’s bougiest areas, as new research has revealed the most expensive streets in England, Scotland, and Wales.

Surprise, surprise: 19 out of the top 20 streets overall are in London. Claiming the top spot is Winnington Road in Barnet, where the average asking price comes in at £12,538,095.

It goes without saying that this is hugely above the going rate across the UK, as it’s roughly 42 times the current ONS average of £292,000.

A spare £12 mill might sound like a lot, but that’s only the tipping point. There’s currently a 10-bedroom home for sale on the same street for a sweet £17,950,000, and you’d best believe that it comes with all the trimmings.

We’re talking a private home gym, a sauna, a jacuzzi, a steam room, and a swimming pool.

Naturally, the listing also describes it as a Baroque Palace, which was, of course, inspired by the Royal residence to end all Royal residences: Versailles. There are sparkling chandeliers, hand-painted ceilings, and mirrors aplenty.

In second place overall, there’s Chester Square in Westminster, where the average home goes for £11,546,428, while the famous Bishops Avenue, also in Barnet, is in third with a going rate of £8,930,650.

But, despite the fact that it’s just around the corner from Hampstead Heath, countless houses on the Bishops Avenue sit empty. They’re up for sale, but they’re not shifting.

An eight-bedroom detached home went up for sale, to the tune of £20 million, in July 2024, but there haven’t been any takers. A five-bedroom penthouse on the same road was listed in September 2024, but a year and a half later, the £19,950,000 property is still available.

Wondering what’s going on across the rest of the UK? Rightmove’s research has also broken down the top 20 most expensive streets outside of London, and found that Elmbridge’s East Road, in Surrey, comes up trumps with an average asking price of £8,795,714.

There’s currently one property up for sale on this road at a slightly lower £4,500,000, with an impressive six bedrooms and five bathrooms, plus four reception rooms, a games room, and an outdoor pool.

It’s not just the South, though, as Congleton Road in Cheshire East is the third most expensive street outisde of London and fifth overall across the UK, at £3,323,500, while Tiddington Road in Stratford-on-Avon came in seventh outside of London, at £2,306,666.67.

Up in Scotland, the dearest street was Drumsheugh Gardens in Edinburgh, with an average asking price of £560,000, while Glasgow’s Falkland Street was in second place at £441,143.

As for Wales, Hollybush Road in Cardiff topped the list at £1,237,500, followed by Llanrwst Road in Conwy at £583,745.

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