Kensington is a traditional affluent area in the West End of London, where Prince William and his family live.
There is the famous Kensington Palace here, which is where Prince William's family lives. It is also a neighborhood favored by traditional wealthy people and celebrities in London. It can be compared to the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York. Owning a residence here is a symbol of status and identity.
Here are the UK's G5 super - elite institutions - Imperial College London (ICL) and the world's top art and design school - the Royal College of Art. It has gathered talents from all over the world and also sent a large number of outstanding talents to many high - end industries. Living here means being with the elites.
This is the residence of the royal family and also a traditional affluent area. The living environment is pleasant. There are not only two huge parks, Kensington Park and Holland Park, but also more than a dozen small parks, making the environment very agreeable. There are also 12 museums here. Among them, the famous Natural History Museum is also a museum that both local residents and tourists love very much.
The housing prices are relatively high. This area can be regarded as a top - notch neighborhood for the super - rich in London. Basically, those living here are billionaires. For example, in 2015, Wang Jianlin spent £80 million to buy a mansion in Kensington and paid nearly 100 million RMB in stamp duty.
Kensington is located in Inner London and belongs to the West End. It is situated on the west side of Kensington Gardens and is often associated with the nearby neighborhood of Chelsea.
This is an area favored by the wealthy for residence, where wealthy individuals from the finance and investment banking sectors gather. The local royal family and celebrities in London also reside here for a long time. The location is similar to the Upper East Side of Manhattan in the United States.
Because the Kensington and Chelsea area is one of the most densely populated areas in the UK. It is adjacent to the west side of the City of Westminster and is home to several major museums and universities - as well as the famous department stores Harrods, Peter Jones, and Harvey Nichols. It is also an area with a high concentration of tourists. The crime rate in Kensington and Chelsea is 153.9 per thousand people, which makes it the third most dangerous borough in London.
There are 7 public schools and 17 private schools in the Kensington neighborhood, with Fox Elementary School being the best public school and Ashburn Private School ranking 8th in the country.
Located on the west side of Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK, it is a royal palace, the former residence of Princess Diana, and the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Until 1760, it was a favored residence of successive monarchs. Part of the former State Apartments at Kensington Palace is open to the public, including the room where Queen Victoria was baptized and an exhibition of royal court costumes from 1760 to the present.
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I used to study at Imperial College London and really liked the residential buildings here. I didn't expect to settle down here later. When I was young, I hoped to live here, and now I have achieved it.
Living here gives me a feeling of the Upper East Side in the United States, but I prefer the atmosphere of London, England.
At the end of the 18th century, Kensington Barracks was initially established at Kensington Gate and then moved to Kensington Church Street in 1858.
Mary II and William III were invited by the Parliament to replace her Catholic father, James II, and jointly ascended the throne and were crowned as monarchs. They bought Kensington Palace as their new home and renovated the building to make it more suitable for the royal family to live in.
Aubrey de Vere I inherited the throne directly from the king, which enhanced his status in feudal England. Before his death, he instructed his eldest son to grant the estates in the church and the manor to Abingdon Abbey in Oxfordshire.
Geoffrey rented Kensington Palace to his follower, Aubrey de Vere I, who seized the estate in 1086. After that, Aubrey de Vere I became the Chief Commander of the Tenants.
Kensington was once an estate granted by King William in 1066 to Geoffrey de Montbray, the Bishop of Coutances in Normandy. Geoffrey was an important member of King William's inner circle and one of the wealthiest figures of that era.
The block is mainly composed of townhouses and detached villas, with a small number of apartments, most of which are high-end luxury townhouses with a palace like appearance. Second hand housing transactions are the main market.
