A MILLIONAIRE’s paradise is home to A-list celebs and lined with Rolls-Royces and Bentleys – but it’s kept top secret.
Houses on one of Stockwell’s more affluent roads cost a whopping £1.18 million on average.
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Some pads in the south London neighbourhood even come equipped with a gym, pool or home cinema.
Local architect Louis, 47, once designed a glass house for a diamond vendor who wanted a room for his enormous collection of cacti.
The project cost the homeowner over £15,000 – just a drop in the ocean for a man who owns a Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
His house is also adorned with 12 columns to represent the tribes of Israel, Louis added..
Showbiz stars Joanna Lumley and Toby Jones also live in the leafy neighbourhood.
Theatre director Zoe, 33, said her whole road is filled with people from the industry.
Zoe has lived in her godparents’ house ‘for mates rates’ for seven years.
She said: “Things have definitely changed. The post office closed down because of gentrification. Everyone protested.”
Just a few minutes away in a multiple story house lives artist Richard Rees, the President of the Pastel Society.
He said: “Large houses are easily worth £2.5 million plus and are very hard to get hold of.”
Stockwell is just a stone’s throw away from the Oval cricket ground and a short tube ride from the city centre.
Finance tech worker Sam Hanfield said this makes the area particularly appealing for rich Londoners.
Sam, 37, added: “Brixton Market 10 years ago was very different to what it is now.
“It’s much more gentrified. You can see that in the types of people wandering around.”
Sam bought one of the area’s beautiful Georgian houses for a whopping £1.2million – and reckons it has nearly doubled in value.
He said: “The street I’m on isn’t just lawyers and investment bankers, there are a lot of creators. My neighbour’s house used to be a squat.”
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RESIDENTS living in the UK’s ‘poshest’ place rub shoulders with celebrities and royals – while the local corner shop sells wine for over £4,000.
On average, flats around Battersea Power Station, in South West London, cost a whopping £1.2million – but those that can afford it may get a view of TV adventurer Bear Grylls doing pull ups on the roof.
The Wild Weekends star reportedly knocked three properties into one to build a staggering £20 million mega-apartment.
And locals boast of spotting other famous faces – including singer Sting – every day following a £9 billion transformation of the area.
Power station worker Kasea told the Sun she works for a number of the world’s richest – but was remaining otherwise tight-lipped.
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Writer Paul, 67, has lived in the area for 25 years and keeps his Tesla on the street outside his house.
Like Sam, he’s also bagged himself a gorgeous Georgian villa, which he reckons is worth about £2 million now.
He said: “When we moved here the houses weren’t expensive but now they’re a lot of money.”
Despite keeping his EV on the street, Paul said he’s never been the victim of any crime.
But he said his niece did have her handbag stolen when she was walking one night.
Other longtime residents say they are adjusting to the area’s new-found glam.
Andrew, 70, said: “There are some seriously affluent people around here.”
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“Those two houses are now a million and a half were squatted in when we moved in.”
He added: “There are lots of bankers who have moved in the last five years.
“There are people who are putting a gym and theatre in the basement. It’s the sort of thing you would find in Kensington.”
Inigo Woodham-Smith, 27, lives at home with his mother – a masseuse and spiritual healer – just down the road.
Pizza chef and occasional photographer Inigo attended Emmanuel School in Battersea, which costs almost £25,000 a year.
He said: “Stockwell is fantastic, we’ve got a Pret and we’ve got the Swan – it doesn’t get better.”
One café in Stockwell sells coffee beans – with notes of champagne – for a whopping £29.
For something a little stronger, residents can head over to their local off-license and pick up a bottle of champagne for £150.
The corner shop has a whole shelf dedicated to pricey booze – from quality whisky to Grey Goose vodka.
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