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| London's Eaton Square most expensive place to buy home in Britain | London's Eaton Square most expensive place to buy home in Britain |
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| London's Eaton Square has been named the most expensive place to buy property in Britain, with a home costing an average of nearly £17m. | London's Eaton Square has been named the most expensive place to buy property in Britain, with a home costing an average of nearly £17m. |
| The Belgravia address tops a list that shows every English region now contains "million pound" streets. | The Belgravia address tops a list that shows every English region now contains "million pound" streets. |
| Research by Lloyds Bank also shows the most expensive street in Wales is Llandudno's Llys Helyg Drive, with an average property price of £1.064m. | Research by Lloyds Bank also shows the most expensive street in Wales is Llandudno's Llys Helyg Drive, with an average property price of £1.064m. |
| The Scores, St Andrews, tops Scotland's list with an average of almost £2.2m. | The Scores, St Andrews, tops Scotland's list with an average of almost £2.2m. |
| Eaton Square made it to the top of the property stack based on recorded land registry prices. | Eaton Square made it to the top of the property stack based on recorded land registry prices. |
| Built in the 19th Century around a private garden, it features stucco white facades and is handy for Knightsbridge and Chelsea. | Built in the 19th Century around a private garden, it features stucco white facades and is handy for Knightsbridge and Chelsea. |
| How to keep house prices low forever | How to keep house prices low forever |
| Does it pay to sell a home online? | Does it pay to sell a home online? |
| Reality Check: Have right-to-buy homes been replaced? | Reality Check: Have right-to-buy homes been replaced? |
| Where can I afford to live? | Where can I afford to live? |
| It is one of three squares developed by the Grosvenor family following the end of the Napoleonic wars and the conversion of Buckingham House into a palace for King George IV. | It is one of three squares developed by the Grosvenor family following the end of the Napoleonic wars and the conversion of Buckingham House into a palace for King George IV. |
| Eaton Square takes its name from Eaton Hall in Cheshire, the country home of the Duke of Westminster. | Eaton Square takes its name from Eaton Hall in Cheshire, the country home of the Duke of Westminster. |
| It has boasted numerous famous residents including ex-prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin as well as actress Vivien Leigh, former Bond star Sean Connery and TV cook Nigella Lawson. | It has boasted numerous famous residents including ex-prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin as well as actress Vivien Leigh, former Bond star Sean Connery and TV cook Nigella Lawson. |
| A £55m seven bedroom terrace, complete with a winter garden and retractable glass ceiling, on Eaton Square was the most-viewed home for online property website Rightmove in 2016. | A £55m seven bedroom terrace, complete with a winter garden and retractable glass ceiling, on Eaton Square was the most-viewed home for online property website Rightmove in 2016. |
| The townhouse, which is listed with Knight Frank, also comes with a swimming pool, six bathrooms and a double garage. | |
| Outside London, addresses in Surrey and Oxshott - the home of Wimbledon champion and Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray - feature in the top 20 most expensive residential streets, along with Poole and Oxford. | Outside London, addresses in Surrey and Oxshott - the home of Wimbledon champion and Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray - feature in the top 20 most expensive residential streets, along with Poole and Oxford. |
| North of London, England's most expensive address is Park Lane, Altrincham, with an average property price of just over £2m. | North of London, England's most expensive address is Park Lane, Altrincham, with an average property price of just over £2m. |
| Most expensive address in your region: | Most expensive address in your region: |
| Wales has two streets with average property prices in excess of £1m - Llys Helyg Drive in Llandudno, where homes typically fetch £1,064,000, and St Anne's Close in Swansea where average properties go for £1,029,000. | Wales has two streets with average property prices in excess of £1m - Llys Helyg Drive in Llandudno, where homes typically fetch £1,064,000, and St Anne's Close in Swansea where average properties go for £1,029,000. |
| Scotland figures were produced by the Bank of Scotland. Although the top spot went to a street leading to the first tee of St Andrew's Old Course, 10 of Scotland's most expensive streets are in Edinburgh. | Scotland figures were produced by the Bank of Scotland. Although the top spot went to a street leading to the first tee of St Andrew's Old Course, 10 of Scotland's most expensive streets are in Edinburgh. |
| Forecasters at the Royal Chartered Institute of Surveyors are predicting a 3% typical price rise for houses next year, in spite of Brexit uncertainties. | Forecasters at the Royal Chartered Institute of Surveyors are predicting a 3% typical price rise for houses next year, in spite of Brexit uncertainties. |
| The Nationwide Building Society is more cautious, estimating prices will grow at 2%, fuelled by continuing low interest rates. | The Nationwide Building Society is more cautious, estimating prices will grow at 2%, fuelled by continuing low interest rates. |