Marylebone has come up considerably in the last few years mainly as a result of two factors.

The first has been an unusual move from local landlord, Howard de Walden Estate, which has gone against the typical trend in London high streets of only having the usual major chain stores, and has encouraged smaller retailers and specialist shops, which gives the High Street a mix of the familiar and individual. The upshot of this is an attractive and buzzing high-street.  The second is the Jubilee line which runs via Baker Street to Canary Wharf. The result is a 25 minute direct journey from the heart of the West End into the core of the financial district.

The result has been a relatively large increase in prices in general, with the area around the High Street increasing the most.  In the past, like Pimlico, one could expect a hefty discount from the equivalent properties in Chelsea, Kensington and Notting Hill. Marylebone maintains a discount, but it has reduced significantly in the last couple of years. Properties vary widely in the area: from period houses, to large mansion blocks, to the Georgian garden squares of Montagu and Bryanston and all the mews in between.

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