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'''The Bishops Avenue''', London [[N postcode area|N2]], connects the north side of [[Hampstead Heath]] at [[Hampstead Heath#Kenwood|Kenwood]] (Hampstead Lane), [[Hampstead]] to [[East Finchley]] and is on the boundary |
'''The Bishops Avenue''', London [[N postcode area|N2]], connects the north side of [[Hampstead Heath]] at [[Hampstead Heath#Kenwood|Kenwood]] (Hampstead Lane), [[Hampstead]] to [[East Finchley]] and is on the boundary between the London Boroughs of [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]] and [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]]. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world.<ref name="Mercy HomesUK Ref">{{cite web|title=Nigeria Millionaires Row – The Bishops Avenue Hampstead London!|url=http://www.mercy-homes.com/nigeria-millionaires-row-the-bishops-avenue-hampstead-london/|website=Mercy HomesUK|accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=andy>{{cite web|title=Andy Panayiotou owns most expensive house in UK|url=http://www.parikiaki.com/2012/08/andy-panayiotou-owns-most-expensive-house-in-uk/|website=Parikiaki.com|accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> The road is often referred to by its nickname of "Billionaires' Row".<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row...">{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1764383,00.html|title=Down on Billionaires Row... |publisher=The Observer |date=2006-04-30 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London}}</ref> |
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The 66-house street runs downhill north–south and with the parallel Winnington Road displays a variety of architectural styles.<ref name="character">{{cite web| title =Character Appraisal: The Bishop's Avenue| publisher =London Borough of Barnet| date =1999-02-01| url =http://www.barnet.gov.uk/bishops-avenue-characterappr.pdf| accessdate =2007-05-16}}</ref> Average property prices on the avenue surpassed £1 million in the late 1980s and each property occupies a 2–3-acre plot.<ref name="New London Property Guide">New London Property Guide</ref> In 2006, the smallest houses in the street were selling for £5 million while a larger house, [[Turkey|Turkish]] tycoon [[Halis Toprak]]'s {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} Toprak Mansion,<ref name="Britain's blingest road">{{cite news |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article525774.ece|title=Britain's blingest road|work=The Times|date=2005-05-22 |accessdate=2009-09-21 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> sold amidst great secrecy to the president of [[Kazakhstan]], [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], for £50 million in January 2008, making it one of the most expensive houses in the world, as listed by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine.<ref name="Kazakh leader 'secretly owns' £50m home">{{cite news |first= Daniel|last= Foggo|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5114485.ece|title=Kazakh leader 'secretly owns' £50m home|work=The Times|date=2008-11-09 |accessdate=2009-01-09 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Homes on the street are on the market for up to £65 million.<ref name=Booth310114>Booth, Robert (31 January 2014). [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/31/inside-london-billionaires-row-derelict-mansions-hampstead "Inside 'Billionaires Row': London's rotting, derelict mansions worth £350m"]. ''The Guardian'' (London). Retrieved 8 February 2014.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Together with Winnington Road and Ingram Avenue, it is named after [[Arthur Winnington-Ingram]], who as Bishop of London owned much of the surrounding area following a land grant in |
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| ⚫ | Together with Winnington Road and Ingram Avenue, it is named after [[Arthur Winnington-Ingram]], who as Bishop of London owned much of the surrounding area following a land grant in 1904. Most of the land was sold privately in the early 20th century, and today only one house on the road is owned by the Church (46, The Bishops Avenue) and a nearby [[Assisted living|residential home]].<ref>{{cite journal| title =Finchley Manors| journal =A History of the County of Middlesex| volume =6| pages =55–59| publisher =British History Online| year =1980| url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22502| accessdate =2007-05-16 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''[[The Guardian]]'' revealed in 2014 that in total 16 of the properties (an estimated worth of £350 million) are derelict and have not been lived in for several decades. According to one resident, perhaps only three of the houses are occupied on a full-time basis.<ref name=Booth310114/> Most of the properties in the most expensive part of the avenue are registered to companies in tax havens including the British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, the Bahamas, Panama, and the Channel Islands, allowing international owners to avoid paying stamp duty on the purchase and to remain anonymous.<ref name=Booth310114 /> |
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| ⚫ | Former residents of the street have included [[Billy Butlin|Sir Billy Butlin]], [[Dame Gracie Fields]], [[Katie Boyle]], [[Peter Saunders (theatre)|Sir Peter Saunders]] ( |
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==Residents== |
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An estate agent for the area, Trevor Abrahmsohn<ref>{{cite web|last=Abrahmsohn|first=Trevor|title=Estate Agent|url=http://www.glentree.co.uk|accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref> was quoted in 2006 as saying: "Among the wealthiest circles in the world, The Bishops Avenue is better known than [[Buckingham Palace]]. It's a significant demonstration of status. If you live there, you don't need to explain to people that you're rich."<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row..." /> |
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| ⚫ | Owners of houses on the street include the [[Sultan of Brunei]] and members of the [[House of Bolkiah]], publisher and newspaper magnate [[Richard Desmond]],<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row..." /> art collector and philanthropist [[Poju Zabludowicz]],<ref name=Booth310114/> industrialist [[Lakshmi Mittal]],<ref>{{Cite news| last1 =Kamal| first1 =Ahmed| last2 =Barnett, Anthony; Morgan, Oliver & Connolly, Kate| title =Labour's steel king backs US, not UK| newspaper =The Observer| date =2002-02-17| url =http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,651619,00.html | location=London}}</ref> and property tycoon [[Andreas Panayiotou (businessman)|Andreas Panayiotou]].<ref name=andy /> |
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| ⚫ | Former residents of the street have included Iraqi businessman [[Nemir Kirdar]], [[Billy Butlin|Sir Billy Butlin]], [[Dame Gracie Fields]], [[Katie Boyle]], [[Peter Saunders (theatre)|Sir Peter Saunders]] (producer of the play ''[[The Mousetrap]]''), the businessmen [[Asil Nadir]] and [[Emil Savundra]]<ref name="Down on Billionaires Row..." /> and [[Heather Mills]] (the former wife of [[Paul McCartney]]), who owned an apartment there.<ref name="HeatherMillsbargainpad">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/news/tm_method=full%26objectID=20999604%26siteID=93463-name_page.html |title=Heather Mills' £2.5m bargain pad |publisher=The People |date=2008-12-28 |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> Ten of the houses on the street owned by the [[House of Saud]] were sold for £73 million.<ref name=Booth310114 /> |
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| ⚫ | ''[[The Guardian]]'' revealed in 2014 that in total 16 of the properties (an estimated worth of £350 million) are derelict and have not been lived in for several decades. According to one resident, perhaps only three of the houses are occupied on a full-time basis.<ref name=Booth310114/ |
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==See also== |
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Currently The Bishops Avenue is seeing signs of a regeneration. The street is experiencing a new lease of life following an easing of local planning objectives, which has enabled more apartments to be built. Such as [http://www.buxmead.co.uk/ Buxmead] at the [[Hampstead Heath]] end of the street, the latest project from [http://www.harrisonvarma.co.uk/ Harrison Varma] – a luxury property development company. Besides [[Buxmead]], other developments on The Bishops Avenue are in the pipeline. A number of properties are sold and new developments planned for the area – overcoming the difficult challenge to achieve the desired permissions from Barnet council. |
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* [[Billionaires' Row]] |
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* {{OS coord|526917_188241_region:GB_scale:10000|Map and aerial photos}} The relative plot size between The Bishops Avenue and Winnington Road, the parallel road to the west is striking. |
* {{OS coord|526917_188241_region:GB_scale:10000|Map and aerial photos}} The relative plot size between The Bishops Avenue and Winnington Road, the parallel road to the west is striking. |
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* Barnet Council [http://194.75.183.100/planning-cases/acolnetcgi.exe Planning applications]. Full documentation, usually including detailed plans, is available for decisions since 2006. (Public userid/password: ''barnet''/''barnet''). |
* Barnet Council [https://archive.today/20121130125825/http://194.75.183.100/planning-cases/acolnetcgi.exe Planning applications]. Full documentation, usually including detailed plans, is available for decisions since 2006. (Public userid/password: ''barnet''/''barnet''). |
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* Alison Beard, [http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto062320070743141364&page=1 Billionaire's Boulevard], ''[[Financial Times]]'', 22 June 2007. |
* Alison Beard, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090329072353/http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto062320070743141364&page=1 Billionaire's Boulevard], ''[[Financial Times]]'', 22 June 2007. |
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[[Category:Streets in the London Borough of Barnet|Bishop's Avenue]] |
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 Houses on The Bishops Avenue | |
  Location within London | |
| Namesake | Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London from 1901 to 1939 |
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| Location | London, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°34′41″N 0°10′14″W / 51.57806°N 0.17056°W |
The Bishops Avenue, London N2, connects the north side of Hampstead Heath at Kenwood (Hampstead Lane), Hampstead to East Finchley and is on the boundary between the London Boroughs of Barnet and Haringey. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest streets in the world.[1][2] The road is often referred to by its nickname of "Billionaires' Row".[3]
The 66-house street runs downhill north–south and with the parallel Winnington Road displays a variety of architectural styles.[4] Average property prices on the avenue surpassed £1 million in the late 1980s and each property occupies a 2–3-acre plot.[5] In 2006, the smallest houses in the street were selling for £5 million while a larger house, Turkish tycoon Halis Toprak's 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) Toprak Mansion,[6] sold amidst great secrecy to the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, for £50 million in January 2008, making it one of the most expensive houses in the world, as listed by Forbes magazine.[7] Homes on the street are on the market for up to £65 million.[8]
Together with Winnington Road and Ingram Avenue, it is named after Arthur Winnington-Ingram, who as Bishop of London owned much of the surrounding area following a land grant in 1904. Most of the land was sold privately in the early 20th century, and today only one house on the road is owned by the Church (46, The Bishops Avenue) and a nearby residential home.[9]
The Guardian revealed in 2014 that in total 16 of the properties (an estimated worth of £350 million) are derelict and have not been lived in for several decades. According to one resident, perhaps only three of the houses are occupied on a full-time basis.[8] Most of the properties in the most expensive part of the avenue are registered to companies in tax havens including the British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, the Bahamas, Panama, and the Channel Islands, allowing international owners to avoid paying stamp duty on the purchase and to remain anonymous.[8]
Residents
[edit]Owners of houses on the street include the Sultan of Brunei and members of the House of Bolkiah, publisher and newspaper magnate Richard Desmond,[3] art collector and philanthropist Poju Zabludowicz,[8] industrialist Lakshmi Mittal,[10] and property tycoon Andreas Panayiotou.[2]
Former residents of the street have included Iraqi businessman Nemir Kirdar, Sir Billy Butlin, Dame Gracie Fields, Katie Boyle, Sir Peter Saunders (producer of the play The Mousetrap), the businessmen Asil Nadir and Emil Savundra[3] and Heather Mills (the former wife of Paul McCartney), who owned an apartment there.[11] Ten of the houses on the street owned by the House of Saud were sold for £73 million.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nigeria Millionaires Row – The Bishops Avenue Hampstead London!". Mercy HomesUK. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Andy Panayiotou owns most expensive house in UK". Parikiaki.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Down on Billionaires Row..." London: The Observer. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Character Appraisal: The Bishop's Avenue" (PDF). London Borough of Barnet. 1 February 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
- ^ New London Property Guide
- ^ "Britain's blingest road". The Times. London. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Foggo, Daniel (9 November 2008). "Kazakh leader 'secretly owns' £50m home". The Times. London. Retrieved 9 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Booth, Robert (31 January 2014). "Inside 'Billionaires Row': London's rotting, derelict mansions worth £350m". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Finchley Manors". A History of the County of Middlesex. 6. British History Online: 55–59. 1980. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
- ^ Kamal, Ahmed; Barnett, Anthony; Morgan, Oliver & Connolly, Kate (17 February 2002). "Labour's steel king backs US, not UK". The Observer. London.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Heather Mills' £2.5m bargain pad". The People. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
External links
[edit]- Map and aerial photos The relative plot size between The Bishops Avenue and Winnington Road, the parallel road to the west is striking.
- Barnet Council Planning applications. Full documentation, usually including detailed plans, is available for decisions since 2006. (Public userid/password: barnet/barnet).
- Alison Beard, Billionaire's Boulevard, Financial Times, 22 June 2007.