Where Is Prime Central London?
Prime Central London (PCL) is incredibly sought after…
In fact, certain roads within PCL are some of the most sought after roads in the world…
It is easy to see why…
You are in the centre of the one of the best cities in the world…
You have access to beautiful green spaces and royal parks…
You are in the buzz of the city…
There are world-class restaurants…
The list really does go on and on!
Now, as to where Prime Central London actually is…
This can vary depending on who you ask!
Historically, ‘prime’ Prime Central London (if that makes sense!!) was two roads… Cadogan Square and Eaton Square…
This then expanded into Knightsbridge (where Cadogan Square is) and Belgravia (where Eaton Square is) as entire areas…
Then, over the following years and decades, other areas have grown into becoming part of Prime Central London.
Prime Central London, nowadays, is made up of the majority of the areas around Hyde Park:
Marylebone,
Mayfair,
St James’s,
Belgravia,
Knightsbridge,
South Kensington,
Chelsea,
Kensington,
Holland Park,
Notting Hill.
There are talks of W2 and Bayswater (to the north of Hyde Park) becoming part of this elusive club, however, I personally feel that Bayswater isn’t there yet…
Some confusion has come from high street estate agencies putting areas into ‘prime’ or ‘super prime’ categories depending on sold prices.
“Prime Central London, nowadays, is made up of the majority of the areas around Hyde Park.”
The phrase ‘super prime’ is a load of rubbish…!
There’s no clear definition of ‘super prime’. Some people say it is £10,000,000 and above, others say it is £15,000,000 and above and others say it is £20,000,000 and above!
Something isn’t ‘super prime’ because it is simply above a certain price point…
There are many flats in London that are above £10,000,000 and are extremely overpriced and not ‘super prime’ in any definition of the word!
The phrase ‘super prime’ was created by high street estate agents to try and make certain properties seem more exclusive, so let’s just use the phrase ‘prime’…
In my opinion, an area is not ‘prime’ because of a few sales above a certain price range.
I believe that an area becomes ‘prime’ over a long period of time…
The area is incredibly sought after the world over…
The high street offers world-class amenities…
Buyer across a range of age ranges look to live there…
Amongst many other factors…
Please don’t buy into the hype of an area now suddenly becoming ‘prime’ or ‘super-prime’ overnight, because you will be sorely disappointed!
If you are looking to buy into Prime Central London, take your time, do your research and work out the exact reason why you are looking to live there!
Have you ever thought about living in Prime Central London?