Kew Property

Buying advice for property searching in Kew, London

Kew is, to all intents and purposes, now a satellite of Richmond. It is basically a linear village spread out along one side of the Kew Road between Richmond Bridge and Kew Bridge, with the Royal Botanic Gardens on the other side. At the river end is the pretty Kew Green, with some handsome seventeenth-century houses surrounding a cricket pitch in the centre. However, this idyll is blighted by a major traffic route bisecting it.

Close by is Kew Gardens underground station on the District line and a small community of local shops, cafés and restaurants. Streets such as Lichfield Road are the most desirable addresses, with the largest houses of 4,500 square feet actually facing onto Kew Road, at the Richmond town end.

Architecturally, Kew has plenty to offer. It has a good stock of family houses, with decent gardens and amenities such as off-street parking which is more plentiful here than in Kew’s more expensive cousin, Richmond. Kew offers better value for money than its neighbour, though residents still have to put up with the Heathrow flight-path. They must also use Richmond for their basic needs – a car therefore is a necessity.

For more information on buying advice and property searching in Kew, London, contact the Property Vision London property search and advice team.