London's Five Most Expensive Homes

London is well known for its sky-high property prices and is one of the most expensive cities to buy property in anywhere in the world. Here you’ll find every conceivable style of home, from luxury apartments to Georgian townhouses to old listed buildings, in a property market where location really is everything. With a mix of old and new here are the five most expensive properties in London.

1. One Hyde Park – £100 million +

The penthouse apartment of the One Hyde Park development offers sweeping views of Hyde Park and the London skyline. It’s reportedly owned by Qatar foreign minister and Al Jazeera owner Sheik Hamad. It offers everything the security conscious billionaire could need, including a private lift and underground passageway that connects the development to the nearby luxury hotel, the Mandarin Oriental.

2. 6-10 Cambridge Terrace and 1-2 Chester Gate – £100 million projected

These buildings currently house the Cancer Research UK offices, but will be vacated later in the year to make way for redevelopment. The developer plans to convert the office complex into a vast 10 bedroom mansion that will be equipped with everything a millionaire looking to find property in the capital could want, including a home gym, cinema and swimming pool.

3. Belgrave Square – £100 million projected

As one of the most prestigious squares in London housing numerous foreign embassies, properties on Belgrave Square fetch extraordinary amounts of money. This particular property is six-storeys high, has ceilings that reach a height of 20ft in some rooms and has luxurious fittings and features throughout.

4. Upper Phillimore Gardens – £80 million

Ukrainian businesswoman Elena Franchuk reportedly paid £80 million for a detached Victorian villa in the highly regarded area of Upper Phillimore Gardens in Kensington. The property boasts an underground swimming pool, gym, sauna, cinema and a secure ‘panic room’.

5. 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens – £57 million

When Lakshmi Mittal, Indian Billionaire, bought this residence in Kensington Gardens it broke the record as the most expensive in the world. Positioned on Billionaire’s Row, or the “most exclusive address” in London according to estate agents Knight Frank, Mittal’s stunning home is swathed in marble taken from the same quarry used in the Taj Mahal and has room to park 20 cars.

Lucille Groutadge writes on a range of different topics relating to new homes, including how to find property.