sandfords

Specialists in Sales, Lettings and acquisition

of prime residential property in Central and
North West London

Central London property and

the park premium

A green and pleasant city

Royal Parks push up house prices

Properties for sale in Central London bordering open
spaces have always been popular and their mere existence
motivates many home movers. As a Central London estate
agent, Sandfords has long believed that houses and
apartments close to the capitals parks are the most
coveted and now new research backs this up. The Parkside
Premium Report by Dataloft found that selling prices for
apartments located on roads surrounding five Central
London royal parks have increased 172% in the last ten
years.

Living in a Central London property does not mean a life

of concrete, noise and constant hustle. Our capital is
blessed with a huge number of open spaces, parks and
garden squares where trees, grass and flowers provide
the perfect foil for city life. In fact, the World Cities
Culture Forum puts London ahead of Paris, New York
and Tokyo in terms of green open space.

Hyde Park - the premium royal park

The Regents Park - prices still rising

The Regents Park is another of Londons great royal parks,
spanning over 395 acres and encompassing London Zoo,
the Open Air Theatre and Queen Marys Gardens. The
value of properties for sale in Regents Park has been rising
for some years, report Rightmove, with sold prices up 17%
on the previous year, and up 23% on the level seen in
2012. Regents Park has an overall average sold price of
1,479,828.

Although house prices in all of the top five centrallylocated royal parks have seen uplift, there is a clear
winner. Hyde Park, in the borough of Westminster, has
seen the greatest increase, with a premium of 23.8%
between 2013 and 2014.

Values in the streets

surrounding Hyde Park have surpassed 9,000 per

square foot, setting records along the way.

Not royal but still right - Hampstead

Heath

Why parklife is so popular

Andrew Ellinas, the Managing Director at Regents Park
estate agents Sandfords, says that living close to or on the
edge of a London park gives people the right urban mix: As
our lives get busier, buildings get taller and working
hours get longer, people need more balance but they
dont want to travel for a sense of space. London parks
provide a slice of bucolic charm in the centre of the city.
Its easy to take a long walk, hire a boat, listen to music
at a bandstand or watch the seasons change without
straying too far from the hustle and bustle. Its a facet
that home movers from across the globe find unique
and a property overlooking Regents Park, Hyde Park or
one of Londons other premium open spaces will always
have a sell-out audience.

Although it doesnt have a royal prefix, Hampstead

Heath should not be overlooked when searching
properties for sale in Central London. The Heath is an
ancient London park spanning 320 hectares is just
moments from some of the most fabulous houses for
sale in Hampstead. Property price appreciation has
been pretty special too, with sold values up 14% in the
last year, and up 27% since 2012, according to
Rightmove.

Properties for Sale in Central London

Maisonette for sale in Cumberland Mansions, George

Street, London, W1

2 bedroom House for sale in Wimpole Mews,

London, W1

For an updated and complete list of properties for sale in Central London , please visit www.sandfords.com

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