Welcome toMaida Vale

Maida Vale

Hamptons offers you a warm welcome to Maida Vale

Congratulations, if you are house hunting in Maida Vale you have already won. A home in this great area with all it offers, automatically makes you the envy of many. Now in order to make your transition as smooth and hassle free as possible Hamptons have put together this great guide which will help you choose the best schools, learn a little about planning and building control, read tips on where to shop, eat and lot’s more, all packed into one little guide with clickable links. Perhaps most importantly we have researched some of the leading local professionals and experts who can help you add value and personalise your soon to be new home. A big WELCOME and enjoy.

A little bit of history

The name Maida Vale is taken from a pub called ‘The Maida’ which stood on the Edgware Road until the turn of the 21st century and whose name in turn was a reference to Napoleonic war general Sir John Stuart, who won a victory at the town of Maida in Calabria and was named its Count. The BBC’S Maida Vales Studios and Abbey Road Studios have played key roles in the British music industry, with the famous zebra crossing at Abbey Road occupying the border between Maida Vale and neighbouring St John’s Wood. Many prominent residents have graced the streets of Maida Vale, with WW2 codebreaker Alan Turing and actor Sir Alec Guinness both born here.

Why move to Maida Vale?

For an area so close to all the amenities of central London, Maida Vale has been able to retain something of a village feel with a strong sense of community. The area of Little Venice is a particular haven with its quiet streets, Georgian townhouses and canal side views.

The Little Venice area of Maida Vale, with white stucco villas overlooking Regent’s Canal and its neat rows of colourful barges, is one of the most picturesque in all London. Maida Vale is only three miles north-west of Trafalgar Square with Kilburn and St John’s Wood to the north; Marylebone to the east; Paddington to the south and North Kensington to the west.

Cheaper than nearby Notting Hill, this central neighbourhood’s prettiness is prized, with white stucco houses and bright canal barges. www.standard.co.uk

FAMOUS RESIDENTS

Maida Vale and the surrounding area has been a home to rockstars, celebrities, athletes, academics, artists and common or garden members of the upper-crust for generations. Here are a few notable names you may or may not know..

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Terence Fisher, Film Director Nancy Mitford, Author James MacColl, Labour MP for Widnes Hardy Amies, Fashion Designer, Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II Ernest Clark, Actor Helen Clare, Singer Alan Freeman, Broadcaster Enrica Soma, Italian American Socialite and Ballerina, Ruth Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, the English crime novelist Joan Collins, Actress, Author John Inman, Actor Eddie Linden, Poet and founder of Aquarius magazine Edward Fox, Film Actor Elizabeth Emanue, Fashion Designer Michael Flatley, Dancer and Creator of Riverdance Jarvis Cocker, Singer Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, Peer, Author and younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales Björk, Icelandic Singer, resident in the 1990s and early 2000s Ben Miller, Comedian and Actor Noel Gallagher, Singer, Songwriter Bradley Wiggins, Cyclist Eva Green, Actress Daisy Ridley, Actress Kate Stewart, Singer-Songwriter