This video was posted an hour ago so the houses are probably now worth £2.4 million

@_sarcasmiss2141

Жыл бұрын

Very accurate...

@sroberts605

Жыл бұрын

lol, I was just about to say... £1m? Seems unlikely.

@julieling1212

Жыл бұрын

Weres 22 kings Road king cross

@BlueSaphire70

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! You're probably right!

@Luke-A

Жыл бұрын

Ita been 2 weeks, in that time the house prices dropped back to £1 million, dont worry since then they have risen to £3.5 million

£1m? Seems cheap in London.

@patsysadowski1546

Жыл бұрын

Caledonian Rd is still pretty mixed and there is a lot of businesses, train lines, noise and social housing. Basically it isn’t gentrified and is a lot cheaper than the other side of Islington. Some beautiful houses though.

@ahuman9143

Жыл бұрын

compared to places slightly further from central london this is a horrible deal as near me right now there is a 4 bed home for sale for about £800k whilst that place is probably 2 bed max

@user-gp6cc8jj6d

Жыл бұрын

​@@ahuman9143unlikely, they all seem to have a basement and there is a window out of the roof, so probably over 4 floors. Some might have been split into flats of course

@mvd4436

Жыл бұрын

There's probably prostitutes renting rooms

@L.C.Sweeney

Жыл бұрын

It's very cheap for such a central location. The area is a bit shitty and those style of houses are poorly built not to mention from google maps their gardens look tiny and often without any green. Its also a reasonably ugly road and many of the houses don't have any parking.

Easiest house to find. Where do you live? The blue one on crescent.

@kristin1980uk

10 ай бұрын

Surprised that is allowed, these streets usually have preservation rules. Also means they can be used for movies.

@samuelmellars7855

10 ай бұрын

​@@kristin1980ukmight predate the rules. Can't really say "you have to undo all your work because changes aren't allowed to be made anymore"

Wow! I remembere seeing this crescent as a 14yr girl. 76 now. Me n my aunt were just passing time as we were early for our train. We crossed over rd from station and turned into this street.. It was liked being in Narnia.. Ive never forgotten it, and here it is!!!

@bluedaybae8393

7 ай бұрын

That’s incredible!

@JMc.D

3 күн бұрын

That’s really cool.

I live nearby, and £1m sounds way too cheap for those houses.. that's the price of a decent two bed flat in the area!

@livinglondonhistory

Жыл бұрын

Yes to be fair I thought it seemed cheap too but you can see some historic prices here: www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/n1/keystone-crescent.html

@iloveACID

10 ай бұрын

I live there 5 bedroom was 1.3 mill 3 years ago but most are 3 bedrooms

Nearly lost the whole crescent in the 1990's due to the proposed new station for the channel tunnel. It would have been demolished to dig the hole for the new station.Only prevented by action taken by the residents

I bet the parking spaces cost more than the houses

How did the blue house get away with that change? I'm surprised the neighbours didn't freak out that it's changed the look of the street.

@pintpullinggeek

Жыл бұрын

Unless your property is "listed" you can pretty much make whatever cosmetic changes you like to it. The American model of HOAs doesn't really exist in the UK.

@robertgronewold3326

Жыл бұрын

Looking at that particular shade of blue, I have a feeling that is quite an old look for the house.

@DonnaChamberson

Жыл бұрын

Why aren’t there any trees on the streets? I’m depressed.

@joevictor53

Жыл бұрын

If you had a nanny flying in on an umbrella, your neighbours would definitely leave you alone. Who knows what other shenanigans you get up to?

@ipewer

Жыл бұрын

I think there's a few people who understand the "blue" house 💙

My great-grandmother lived here until the 80s when I was small.

You should’ve mentioned the private members bar with the subtle understated door! It’s a nice place

I grew up just around thr corner and used to always walk through there when going to the station, sure it added 4 minutes but its a lovely road!

That blue one is a punch in the eye.

The audio is so appropriate. I enjoy you history series.

@mnomadvfx

Жыл бұрын

Appropriate? Don't get me wrong I love me some Chopin, but he was Polish - not English or German which would be far more appropriate for videos about Victorian architecture 😂

It's very surprising, when you see old film footage, that so much survived the last world war's bombs.

I found this by chance when I was at a union rally last year. Was really pleased to walk around before having lunch on Caledonia.

This street was in the movie 'A Boy Called Christmas'

@DaveSCameron

Жыл бұрын

He was on the gear too?

@user-kj6ys5vx6z

28 күн бұрын

😮😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤. und jetzt... 😢 ..wo ist der Boy...

That could really be a great concept for neighborhoods. All the kids could safely be in the circle between the inner/outer, traffic and parking on the outside of the outer circle. Could even have a park area, community garden, pool, rec center within that nitch community.

Love you channel, keep up the amazing work 👍👌

The 1900s rebrand didn't stick as the "reputation for prostitution" was reprised post-war and right up until the 80s.

@AurmazlZudeh

Жыл бұрын

And 90s!

They were going to demolish it all British Rail that is. So happy that didn’t come to pass. I used to live off the Caledonian Road past the pool. Richmond Avenue.

My sister used to live in Caledonian Road in the early 90's it was dodgy AF back then.

I'm a Canadian and only know Kings Cross from the Pet Shop Boys song of the same name. How wonderful!

Gentrification...damn. let the middle class keep what little they have.

I wish I had 1 million pounds.

@Revelian1982

Жыл бұрын

Don't we all?

@Stand663

Жыл бұрын

Lol you don’t pay it all in one go 😅

@paulsengupta971

Жыл бұрын

Even over 25 years it would be nice.

@AliBaba-mb1pu

Жыл бұрын

Be careful what you wish for. You have obviously never known any millionaires. It causes more problems than good.

@m33446

Жыл бұрын

​@@AliBaba-mb1pu takes the sting out of being poor

Still rough as hell at night

I used to live nearby and always loved this place

My house was also built in 1846 and I also did not get the memo and painted it blue. What a coincidence.😮

@kanedaku

Жыл бұрын

I had to double take as I genuinely read that your wife was built in 1846. My eyes are tired.

@patcomerford5596

Жыл бұрын

@@TerraFirmaTyger ?????

@helenwebster959

Жыл бұрын

Just curious about parking really. The ones on the left have space for a car and vehicles parked. Nothing on the right though? Unless other side of property before garden looking at quick plan shown? x

@patcomerford5596

Жыл бұрын

@@TerraFirmaTyger Sure will.😉

Actually just checked Zoopla - yes there is a 2 bed apt available for sale at £895k. I thought it was suspiciously cheap for central london

Really a pity there are NO trees or greenery on that street . It would be lovely if they had trees and plants in huge containers to give it beauty , greenery and shade .

@coneyisland4568

11 ай бұрын

Where exactly would you put them on pavements as narrow as those?

@abyunee

11 ай бұрын

London is one of the most tree covered cities in the world (I live here so I know). One narrow street isn’t the end of the world

@ukaszwalczak1154

10 ай бұрын

Bro acts as if this is the US with cookie cutter houses and generic people living in said houses 💀

@kingofracism

8 ай бұрын

No more bloody trees!

It looks sad without any trees... 😮🌲🌳🌿

@coneyisland4568

11 ай бұрын

The pavements are too narrow to plant trees. Imagine trying to get a pushchair or a wheelchair around them. Besides, there are plenty of trees in the nearby parks,and there are quite a lot of parks in this area. I live a few minutes walk from here.

I love the blue hold out!

It’s where Peter Pan is set and where Paddington was filmed.

He means £1m per room, including the toilets and built-in pantry.

Looks the absolute double of a street in Newcastle not far from the RVI hospital, actually looks bigger

The prices would be 24 million since you posted. 😂Love your video.

Manchester also hides similar hidden gems. They are so amazing ❤ the Tower of London is my favorite time capsule.

I wish evey house was painted in a different color to brighten up those rainy and dark winters ❤

@freedomartwork6950

11 ай бұрын

I agree...it looks dreary. A good powerwash or paint job would refresh that street no end.

@user-tl3ng9jr2e

2 ай бұрын

I like the Georgian look. I imagine they’re all listed now so it’d be very difficult to change the colour even if you wanted to

I remember that Grindr visit

It always looks a bit strange when one person in the Street decides to render and paint their house, when all the others are brick.

@kenc2257

Жыл бұрын

Well...that blue house is STILL brick...just painted.

@jofeeney

Жыл бұрын

@@kenc2257 I know I meant exposed brick then!

@johndaarteest

2 ай бұрын

Probably a dealers house, allows addicts to find them. "Up to a blue house, up three flights of stairs Everybody's pinned you, yeah, and nobody cares, He's got the works, gives you sweet taste You gotta split because you got no time to waste"

Rebrand in 1900s😮😮😮it took a long time for the rebranding to work, it was still a very scary place in the nineties😮😮😮

The reason they’re only £1m is the blue house’s fault!

Chopin keeps following me everywhere I go 😂❤

I lived on this street mid-90s. The day we moved in, one of my housemates passed a group of cops surrounding a scraggy looking guy, ordering him, 'Put down the needle.' Next day I two two guys chasing the dragon on the steps across the road. The end of Caledonian Rd. around the corner was always full of drug dealers. Once, in the doorway of the Italian deli that used to be there, I found a bag of grass. Initially thought it might be oregano, because of where I found it.

Wow take the cars away and you could be in the 1800's. What an incredible time capsule.

£1mil. Because we cant have the UK natives affording houses in their own homeland

Driveways too! that’s awesome, I live in a small village near Oxford, could never live somewhere where I can’t park haha

@alexnelson9512

Жыл бұрын

_You are better off where you live, in comparison to this situation!_

@missharry5727

11 ай бұрын

Several of the houses do have cars parked. This terrace was built long before cars were even invented. Anyway, you don't need a car in London on account of buses, the tube, and what an American would call sidewalks. I'd hate to drive in London.

Whoever thought painting one house blue like that would be a good thing.

Our family home was 280 years old when I was born. Growing up, I loved hearing about the original and various upgrades carried out. The grounds are amazing. We had an orchard, vegetable garden, and ample space for playing.

@sanguiniusonvacation1803

11 ай бұрын

Ours was the first house built in our tiny town in the 1800s to house the station master and his family after the railway was built, though that was only 1870s

Wtf. My dad got a mortgage for a _really normal_ house in frigging Brixton, South London for £1M. We're not a rich family- that's 's just property in London. Houses near Kings Cross (especially historic ones like these_ should go for £2-4MM easily.

No trees, no lawns. It looks like a version of Hell.

It’s London, I wouldn’t give 2 Bob 👍🏻🇬🇧

Oh! I have walked there! I didn't even know this, so thank you!

aah, those lovely wires hanging in the air... adds to the millions!

Would do good with some trees

What a charming place!

everyone having a go at blue but ignoring the white painted on the other side

Those electric wires webbing across everywhere sure do make for a million pound view!

Those street lamps are copies made from one dug up from Millbrae Crescent in Glasgow's South Side.

Notice the boarded up window at the start. Delightful place to live I'm sure, LOL.

Used to know a lovely crackhouse on Caledonian Road, it got raided few times but we the people persevered. And the pigs were ever so nice. 😊

Hardly any place in London is a bargain. A town for the rich in essence.

It's bottom of Cally rd with junkies needles lying about....if you look at bottom of Cresent there's a history board hence clever clogs here....£1m for renovated dump with people hitting up on ya doorstep...good value😢😢😢😢

OMG how cute is that street? 😍

@alancarlton8380

Жыл бұрын

U don't know how Wrong u are... it's a junkies hide out in WC1😢😢😢

@alexnelson9512

Жыл бұрын

Everything in London is over-priced and over-crowded. I would prefer to live elsewhere.

@dva5610

11 ай бұрын

@@LoFi3it’s not ugly but you definitely are.

@kingofracism

8 ай бұрын

​@@alexnelson9512capitalists importing millions of non Europeans is the problem

Just love your stuff, thank you 🌹

Some of these houses remind me of the illustrations on old Quality Street tins!

No foundations built on the clay these houses were originally built to house workers and were expected to be demolished after 50 years

King Crustacean 😂 you mean a King Crab 🤣🤣🤣 Bad jokes are my specialty.

LOVE THIS Amazing history 🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️👍

Lived in England, houses ugly on the outside and can be beautiful castles inside. Germany has better castles on the outside. And France Beach everyone, they are the true artisans, the Louis XIV, had impeccable taste.

Looks like the street in 'Paddington' bear, his adoptive parents lived in a house just like these. ❤️😂😍

That is Arsenal territory. The house should be red. I thank you.

Beautiful ❤, ..🇬🇧👍

Trees anyone.

In the US, these would be demolished for new, "brutalist" construction. We detest nice buildings, for some reason.

Charming wheelie bins.

I enjoy your videos❤Greetings from Spain.

OH my! You covered where I live!!

@TG-ts3xn

Жыл бұрын

Give us a tenner

@recruitmentch

Жыл бұрын

@@TG-ts3xn I thought you'd ask to come round for lunch?!

@babecat2000

Жыл бұрын

​@@recruitmentch nice homes hope it is nice and quiet in there.

@jasonantigua6825

Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping you don’t have anything in common with it’s past!

@LaSorciereFeuillue

Жыл бұрын

Are the houses roomy enough inside? It's the sort of place I'd expect to see a couple on Grand Designs wanting to extend out or up with a wildly contrasting style like a mud brick or bamboo tower ...

A beautiful quiet hidden gem of a street? You couldn't pay me to live there. No trees, no plants, just bricks and concrete. Hysterical

A few trees and shrubs would cheer up this dreary street.

Also there's one person that's like "f*** it I'm painting the house blue'

Back in the early 1970s some of the houses were rented properties

I’ve been there. I delivered food for UberEats, the girl told me she was renting with her boyfriend. It seems like most of the houses are subdivided into flats.

I think the blue house is lovely. And the street looks fine without trees. 😍

They were selling for 130-200k from about 1996-1999

Id sell it immediately and move to the country.

These houses are objectively tiny and cramped. You probably couldn't let out a solid fart when you're by yourself without both neighbours hearing... Parking is awkward, traffic is bad, probably a lot of noise pollution 24 hours a day from the nearby main road. For a million you can get a solid plot of land with a nice big house less than an hour away from here. But no go ahead, buy your $1mil sardine spot. House prices are absurd.

@kingofracism

8 ай бұрын

American

Good afternoon Sir thank you good history and house ❤❤❤

I'm just sitting here waiting for the house elf to snap and reveal Black manor.

Why not each house for one billion pounds? Just before the start of the global financial collapse it really doesn't matter anymore what these prices are . . .

How common is the pronouciation of crescent as crezzent? I've never heard it before. The Oxford dictionary lists it as a secondary pronunciation, and I couldn't find that pronunciation in the Cambridge dictionary.

@l1277

11 ай бұрын

Wait, how else are people pronouncing 'crescent'?

@bobbbxxx

11 ай бұрын

@@l1277 The same as the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries pronounce it. Cress-sent. I've not heard crezzent.

Ohhhj God!!! I delivered lots of pizza in this area when I was studying in London nearly 20 years ago. One day I will visit London again...

the way this guy talks makes me wanna throw tea in the boston harbor

I dont want to live anywhere that *hasn't* previously had a dodgy reputation for prostitution.

My friend lived on this crescent and we used to play there as children.

They have their own police force ... the Keystone Cops ... :-)

is that where padington was filmed?

Just a shame that Caledonian Road is absolutely bloody awful even now.

As someone who has lived in rural area my whole life, I find looking at aerial views of cities and suburbs fascinating.

Guys in the blue house “We’re all individuals.”

It used to be a quiet street. Since you posted this video its now on the tourist map and will be swamped. Houses will have 50% wiped off their value.