Your Douglas & Gordon Guide to Notting Hill

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NOTTING HILL PROPERTY
Maddie Lewington, Douglas & Gordon’s sales
manager and leading Notting Hill estate agent,
says that when talking about property in
Notting Hill, the old adage of not judging a
book by its cover has never been more apt.
Notting Hill properties may be home to many
of the country’s movers and shakers,
politicians and writers, but the area has much
more to offer than the stereotype of hip
restaurants, happening designers and organic
food
shops.
Like her counterparts in other areas of
London, Maddie has seen local property
prices rise consistently over the last few years.
“We recently sold a one-bedroom flat in W8 –
admittedly in a highly desirable street – for
£750,000” she says. However, London
property prices in the Notting Hill area vary
greatly; you could buy a one-bedroom flat for
sale in Notting Hill for £475,000, but pay up to
£4.5 million for a house in Kensington Park
Road.
Our Notting Hill estate agency stretches from
Kensington High Street in the south to the
Westway in W10, and Paddington to
Shepherd’s Bush, which means Maddie has
the exciting job of offering a diverse range
of property in Notting Hill. 75% of the Notting
Hill property market is made up of flat
conversions, and 25% consists of houses,
meaning there is so much more to choose
from beyond the streets of W11.
“The Hill” attracts everyone from young cityslickers to growing families, with more than a
smattering of film stars, actors, music industry
supremos and BBC employees. Properties in
Notting Hill and the area surrounding W11
offer cultural diversity that permeates the
community, and which is celebrated annually
with Europe’s biggest carnival!
Douglas & Gordon Notting Hill Office
299 Westbourne Grove, W11 2QA
Sales Director
T : 020 7727 7777
Ed Mead
E: nhsales@dng.co.uk

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Maddie believes it’s this mix that makes
any house for sale in Notting Hill so
appealing. “Notting Hill is much more laidback than, say, Kensington or Chelsea,” he
says, “and that’s what people like about it.”
It’s hardly surprising that so many people
want to buy property in Notting Hill, or that
they tend to stay in the area for years. There
is a great choice of parks in the district, with
Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Holland
Park all within easy reach. Notting Hill
properties are also close to local gastro-pubs,
organic food outlets and garden squares, as
well as countless restaurants and the eclectic,
one-mile-long Portobello Road market.
During his time as Notting Hill’s most innovative estate agent, Maddie has spotted an
emerging property trend. Many bedsits and hotels in Bayswater (W2) are being sold off and
converted. Property west of Edgware Road is in huge demand, especially with developers.
This is due to the area’s great transport links into the West End, as well as its close proximity
to Kensington Gardens and Notting Hill nightspots.

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RENTING IN NOTTING HILL
who like property near to the central Tube line
for easy access to the city, and families who
enjoy being close to the parks and schools in
the W11 area and surrounds. Property in
Notting Hill ranges from one-bedroom flats for
young professionals, to spacious mansion
apartments for lateral living, or even large
family homes, which are wide properties with
floors.
Tenants enjoy the benefits of many local fewer
attractions when they choose a house for rent
in Notting Hill. Kensington High Street is Rental property is in great demand throughout
home to the popular Whole Foods Notting Hill and surrounding areas; prices
supermarket, located in the old “Barkers” range from £300 per week for a onebuilding, and the famous Portobello Road bedroom flat for rent in Notting Hill, to £5000
boats unique shops, restaurants and per week for grand properties on prestigious
weekend market stalls. Europe’s largest streets in Kensington, Holland Park and
Hill.
shopping centre – the Westfield shopping Notting
centre in Shepherds Bush – is also a short
distance from Notting Hill properties. The Contact a representative from Douglas &
centre has easily accessible and convenient Gordon, Notting Hill’s most innovative estate
transport links for Tubes, trains, buses and agent, for more details regarding the most
cars, not to mention over 265 shops and attractive Notting Hill property on sale, or
speak to our local letting agents to learn about
restaurants.
Notting Hill rental properties appeal to a rental opportunities in the W11 area.
variety of tenants; these include expats
The appeal of renting a home in the lively,
bohemian Notting Hill area is widespread;
tenants love the quirks of the area with its
small boutiques and fashionable restaurants.
The many parks and communal gardens also
make property for rent in Notting Hill an
enticing
prospect.

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Shopping & Food
Notting Hill is a shopper’s haven with designer boutiques, luxury flagship brands and an
abundance of delicious delis in and around Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road, making
this patch one of the most exciting residential areas in London. Portobello Road famous for
its antique shops and weekly market offers everything from fruit and vegetables to prints,
clothing, ceramics and music.
Culture & Leisure
Notting Hill hosts numerous well-known events and festivals, the most famous being Notting
Hill Carnival in August. The famous Electric Cinema on Portobello Road offers a broad
range of quality mainstream and art house films which is sure to satisfy any film enthusiast.