Chelsea property market highlights
Each month the Foxtons Sloane Square manager will report on the property market in the Chelsea area.
Report published October 2008
Read the Chelsea rental market highlights
The peaceful surroundings of Vincent Square a 13 acre field in the heart of Westminster belie the more tempestuous times of the former Rochester Row police station and magistrates' court, a Grade II listed building on its north-west side.
It was in this very building that Jack the Ripper's callous crimes were investigated and the Suffragettes were fined and ordered to keep the peace in 1906. But the clang of slamming cell doors has happily been replaced by the gentle thwack of leather on willow the square is now Westminster Under School's playing field and cricket pitch and the court and police station have since been converted into luxury flats. The 1901 façade masks a stunning selection of state-of-the-art apartments and I am thrilled to be marketing an awe-inspiring penthouse where the reception room overlooks the square on two sides.
Here, guests can relax with the verdant view while their host prepares food and drink in the pleasantly sociable open-plan kitchen. The master bedroom suite is a haven of calm where white fitted carpets soften the simple white walls and built-in cupboards line the walls. Vincent Square may be the closest thing London has to the typical English village green but it is also close to Victoria station and Westminster, making it a convenient base for someone who works in central London and wants an easy commute.
But with St James's Park, Tate Britain and the balmy banks of the Thames just a mellow meander away, this property offers an appealing all-round lifestyle. Foxtons.co.uk/1370481 After attracting multiple offers, we sold this two bedroomed apartment for 1.585 million. The price reflects the enviable location in Egerton Place, between South Kensington and Knightsbridge. We recently received an excellent offer for this one bedroomed flat in Draycott Place with 40 years remaining on the lease.
The property, which has a sleek kitchen and pretty balcony, had been on the market for 1.185 million.
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