Area:
Knightsbridge

Postcode:
SW1, SW3, SW7

Boroughs:
Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster

Conservation areas:
Most

Parking:
Residents, meters, clamps, red route.

Schools:
Local authority: St Thomas More RC.
Private: More House RC, Francis Holland, Hellenic College.

Council tax (Band D):
Kensington and Chelsea: £895, Westminster £445

Properties:
Good choice of properties: luxury apartments, elegant terraced houses. New top homes.

Attracts:
Wealthy people. US bankers, corporate executives, diplomats, international Jet Set. People wanting to be between the centre and Heathrow.

Amenities:
Harrods, The Royal Albert Hall, embassies, foreign cultural centres. Museums, colleges, Royal Palace. Boating, riding. Fashion shopping, galleries, restaurants, smart cafés, bars.

Transport:
Tube zone 1.

Open spaces:
Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens.

Subareas:
Lowndes, Hans, Harrods, Egertons, Ovingtons, Brompton Square, Ennsimore, Rutlands, Knightsbridge Village, The Trevors, Knightsbridge Green, The Alberts.

Comments:
Best London long term investment.

Problems:
Leases are often short. High service charges (but you get the quality for your money).