Local information about Notting Hill
Notting Hill, in the London postcode of W11 (and parts of W10, W8, W2), is one of London's most iconic and desirable districts, within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Located between Holland Park, Kensington, and Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill has a population of approximately 16,000 and is world-famous for its pastel-coloured terraced houses, the Portobello Road Market, and the annual Notting Hill Carnival.
Notting Hill is home to some of London's most recognisable period architecture. The area is famous for its magnificent white stucco-fronted and pastel-coloured Victorian townhouses, particularly around the iconic Ladbroke Grove, Lansdowne Road, Pembridge Square, Norland Square, Stanley Gardens, and the celebrated "Notting Hill" streets featured in the eponymous film (including Westbourne Park Road, Portobello Road, and Rosmead Road). The Colville Gardens and Colville Square conservation areas feature elegant garden squares surrounded by beautiful white stucco townhouses. The St Luke's Mews and other cobbled mews streets house charming converted coach houses and garages, now desirable mews homes. There are also elegant Edwardian mansion blocks on Holland Park Avenue and Notting Hill Gate, as well as a growing number of contemporary luxury apartments in new developments near Notting Hill Gate station.
Notting Hill is well connected for transport. Notting Hill Gate tube station serves the Central, Circle, and District lines, with services to Holland Park (2 minutes), Shepherd's Bush (3 minutes), Bond Street (6 minutes), Bank (12 minutes), Paddington (5 minutes), Victoria (10 minutes), and South Kensington (4 minutes). Ladbroke Grove tube station (Hammersmith & City line) serves the northern part of Notting Hill. Westbourne Park tube station (Hammersmith & City line) serves the area near the Carnival route. Numerous London bus routes (including the 7, 12, 23, 27, 28, 31, 36, 49, 52, 70, 94, 148, 228, 328, 452, C1, N7, N28, N31, N52, N207, and N328) serve Notting Hill Gate, Portobello Road, Ladbroke Grove, and the surrounding area, connecting residents to Kensington, Holland Park, Shepherd's Bush, Paddington, and Central London.
With its world-famous Portobello Road Market (the world's largest antique market, held every Saturday, plus stalls selling food, clothing, and bric-a-brac throughout the week), the annual Notting Hill Carnival (Europe's largest street festival, held over the August Bank Holiday weekend, celebrating Caribbean culture with music, dance, and food), the independent shops, cafés, gastropubs, and restaurants of Portobello Road, Ledbury Road, Westbourne Grove, and Kensington Park Road (including the iconic Electric Cinema, the Notting Hill Bookshop (famous from the film), and the The Ledbury (two-Michelin-starred restaurant)), and the beautiful Holland Park (featuring the Kyoto Garden) nearby, the area attracts high-net-worth individuals, international professionals, celebrities, artists, and families. Demand for premium home services is exceptionally high, including regular house cleaning, deep cleaning, end of tenancy cleaning, and one-off cleaning — from white stucco Victorian townhouses on Ladbroke Grove to pastel-coloured terraces on Portobello Road and mews houses in St Luke's Mews.
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