Avenue Road, London
Avenue Road is a street in the Swiss Cottage and St John's Wood districts of London, known for having some of the highest home property prices in the United Kingdom. The street is popular with buyers who have replaced older houses with large mansions. Location Avenue Road forms the entire length of the B525, and runs from the Swiss Cottage gyratory system in the northwest to Prince Albert Road, near Regent's Park, in the southeast. Its short continuation southwards, on a bridge over the Regent's Canal, is called North Gate. Avenue Road is 1 km long. History Development of the Hampstead portion of Eyre Estate (known today as St. John's Wood) began in 1802 and was led by architect John Shaw Sr. In 1826, after the Finchley Road Act of 1826 passed, a new road that headed northward into the Hampstead portion of Eyre Estate's land was developed. and was built by 1829. By 1842, several houses called Regent's Villas were built in the Hampstead section of Avenue Road, and by 1852, 33 houses had been built. By the late 18th century, the street had become home to some of the most famous London artists and writers, including James McNeill