‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
Egerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s. Photograph: Diego Garcia/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEgerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s. Yet the listing price of this west London flat at Queen’s Gate Gardens has dropped by nearly £1m since last year, to £4.4m.It is far from an isolated case.
- ▪Egerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s.
- ▪Photograph: Diego Garcia/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEgerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s.
- ▪Yet the listing price of this west London flat at Queen’s Gate Gardens has dropped by nearly £1m since last year, to £4.4m.It is far from an isolated case.
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Egerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s. Photograph: Diego Garcia/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenEgerton Crescent was named Britain’s most expensive street in the 2010s. Photograph: Diego Garcia/Getty ImagesProperty‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areasLauren AlmeidaSat 3 Oct 2026 02.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 02.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn elegant Georgian facade, a full-width balcony and an exclusive address in South Kensington just steps from the Natural History Museum and the V&A.
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