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Egerton Crescent is a street in Kensington, London, that has been called "the most expensive street in Britain".
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Map of Egerton Cres, Chelsea, London SW3 2ED, UK
Location
The street runs roughly north to south in a curve, with both ends forming t-junctions on Egerton Gardens, which in turn runs roughly north to south between Egerton Terrace and Brompton Road.
History
The houses were designed by George Basevi and built by James Bonnin in the 1840s, when it was called Brompton Crescent, but was renamed Egerton Crescent in 1896 in honour of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater.
In December 2013, it was named the "most expensive street in Britain", for the second successive year, with an average house price of £7.4 million.
In December 2015, it was the second most expensive street in England, with an average property price of £7,550,000, according to research from Lloyds Bank, based on Land Registry data.