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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna White

Wealthy families are swapping suburbs for the best central London postcodes as house prices slashed

Addresses do not get much more prestigious than Wilton Place in Belgravia. Residents over the years have included socialite and actor Lillie Langtry and Sir James MacDonnell, a military hero in the Battle of Waterloo. Plus, it’s right by the Berkeley.

A grand five-storey terraced townhouse there with views over St Paul’s Church Knightsbridge is languishing on the market. It was originally priced at £9 million but is now for sale for £6.5 million.

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