Properties For Sale & Rent In Marylebone, London W1

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Whether you are looking to sell or buy a property, or wishing to let or rent, we realise it is an important and personal transaction for you. As established West End Estate Agents, our partners and staff have an in-depth knowledge of the Marylebone property market and will offer you honest and sensible advice.As members of the National Association of Estate Agents, Association of Residential Letting Agents and the Estate Agents Ombudsman Scheme, you can be assured of the highest standards of professionalism at all times

Living in Marylebone: An empty armchair sits perched by the window of a faithfully maintained Marylebone study overlooking busy Baker Street.

Cluttered with a curious collection of Victorian knick-knacks the room resembles a surreal film set: a magnifying glass, pipe, chemistry equipment, notebook, Persian slipper and numerous disguises fill the space. An ascent of 17 steps leads to what is perhaps the most famous residence in Marylebone. Home to the chemist, violin player, boxer, swordsman and amateur detective Sherlock Holmes. A force to be reckoned with, Holmes lived here in Marylebone with Doctor John H. Watson from 1881 to 1904 according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Steeped in history, Marylebone boasts multitudinous museums, collections and exhibits including the Sherlock Holmes Museum, the Wallace Collection of fine arts, York Gate Collections at the Royal Academy of Music, Madame Tussaud wax figure collection and the London Planetarium which unearths some of the mysteries of the solar system.

Named after the parish church of Saint Mary by the Bourne, Marylebone includes illustrious Harley Street, the medical nucleus of London. Affluent doctors flocked to Marylebone formerly seduced by the spacious, elegant Georgian terraces. Now one can endure malar augmentations, cultured fibroblast injections, chemical peels, botox, caps, nips and tucks at local Harley Street clinics and still hit chic, elite shopping district Marylebone High Street by closing time. Main streets and areas are Great Portland Street, Devonshire Street, Weymouth Street, New Cavendish Street, Harley Street, Hallam Street, Portland Place, Wimpole Street, Marylebone High Street, Wigmore Street, Baker Street, Gloucester Place, Paddington Street

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The expanse of Marylebone is encompassed by Regent's Park, Portland Place, Oxford Street and Edgware Road.

Marylebone merges with Mayfair at Oxford Street where Selfridges, one of London’s leading department stores, is situated. From here Marylebone Lane winds north along what was originally a river bank, the water now emitting from a concrete pipe near Vauxhall.

Upmarket urban hermitage Marylebone High Street is immersed in designer stores having recently undergone a renaissance, while congested Marylebone Road houses Madame Tussaud's and the London Planetarium. Just to the north of Marylebone, in St John's Wood, stands Lord's, the world famous cricket ground and headquarters of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

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As a destination on the British Monopoly board, Marylebone station is a familiar name, but less prominent Marylebone High Street is what some might consider London’s best kept secret. Discretely tucked away it’s not an easy find. A leisurely stroll from the nearest tube station or from the various bus stops scattered along Baker Street, Marylebone Road, Edgware Road and Oxford Streets would find one on Marylebone High Street in around 10-15 minutes.

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Freehold houses in Marylebone range from truly opulent Robert Adam residences in Mansfield Street to spacious Georgian terraces in streets such as Wimpole, Harley and Upper Montagu. Marylebone accommodates distinguished mews properties with garages and small developments of new-build townhouses.

Marylebone’s cityscape is strewn with a fabulous array of penthouses with rooftop or garden views and parking. Generously proportioned, elegant, Victorian portered mansion blocks have one, two and three bedroom flats while converted properties with period features range from large maisonettes to studios.

Marylebone has attractive garden squares such as Bryanston, Montagu and Portman, surrounded by prestigious period properties and portered buildings. Although local authority property tends to be scarce in Marylebone the flats are reasonably priced and blocks, such as Luxborough Towers, boast spectacular views which command a premium.

Due to its prime residential location Marylebone rental accommodation is always sought after and budgets are as wide ranging as the properties themselves. Marylebone is an elegant part of town and, being flanked on either side by Oxford Street and Regents Park, it’s one of the most desirable areas in central London.

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This district of Marylebone was once composed of the two ancient manors, Lileston and Tyburn. By the 14th century the two corners were disreputable and violent. Tyburn was the site of a famous gallows between 1388 and 1783 and a plaque on the traffic island at Marble Arch marks its original position.

Until the 18th century Marylebone was surrounded by fields but as au courant London shifted westwards, these rural areas were urbanised by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. The Portman family developed many of Marylebone’s elegant streets and squares, including Portman Square and Manchester Square, now the home of the Wallace Collection.

By the mid-19th century professionals, particularly doctors were attracted to the spacious family houses on Marylebone’s Harley and Wimpole Street’s which provided suitable consulting rooms for their well-heeled clients. Many still exist today.

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Marylebone’s major highlights include the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes Museum (221b Baker Street London NW1 6XE Tel: 020 7935 8866) and Wallace Collection (Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1) which has one of the finest private collections of art in the world. York Gate Collections (1 - 5 York Gate, Marylebone Road, London NW1, Tel: 020 7873 7373) is a small museum with a compilation of instruments, documents and images from the Royal Academy of Music.

To avoid queues at Marylebone’s Madame Tussaud’s get there early. The exhibits are always changing depending which celebrities are in favour or not.

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Great Portland Street, Devonshire Street, Weymouth Street, New Cavendish Street, Harley Street, Hallam Street, Portland Place, Wimpole Street, Marylebone High Street, Wigmore Street, Baker Street, Gloucester Place, Paddington Street

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Flats & apartments for sale and to rent in Marylebone, Fitzrovia, Soho, Covent Garden and Bloomsbury

Great Portland Street, Regent·s Park, Oxford Circus, Bond Street, Marble Arch, Edgware Road, Baker Street, Marylebone

Marylebone Sales & Lettings
LDG offer specialist estate agency services to those buying flats or houses or with properties to let in Fitzrovia, Soho, Covent Garden, Bloomsbury and Marylebone

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Marylebone Landlords
Renting out an apartment or flat in Marylebone can be both time consuming and expensive. LDG offer a number of property management options and these are discussed in some detail below:
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As experienced Marylebone letting agents, we aim to make sure that residential property letting maximises benefits to both parties in a worry free relationship.
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Fitzrovia, Paddington, Edgware Road, Marble Arch, Mayfair, St. Johns Wood, Bayswater

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