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World’s Top 10 Priciest Streets

The 10 most high-priced residential streets span the globe, according to Wealth-X.

The Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2013 found that the total real-estate holdings of the world’s billionaires are estimated at $169 billion, or about $78 million per billionaire. Billionaires own an average of four homes, many of which are based in trophy cities such as London, New York and Paris.

The following streets, listed in ascending order, were found to be the most pricey.

No. 10.  Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France

Average price per square metre: $26,000
Neighbors: Canadian Embassy, Marlene Dietrich (before her death in 1992)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 9. Fifth Avenue, New York, U.S.

Average price per square metre: $28,000
Neighbors: Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 8. Ostozhenka, Moscow, Russia

Average price per square metre: $29,000
Neighbors: Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 7. Romazzino Hill, Sardinia

Average price per square metre: $32,900
Neighbors: Saudi Arabian politician Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Ural steel tycoon Alexei Mordashov, Qatar royal family members

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 6. Chemin de Ruth, Geneva, Switzerland

Average price per square metre: $37,000
Neighbors: France’s Peugeot family, former French tennis player Henri Leconte and former French alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy

 

No. 5. Paterson Hill, Singapore

Average price per square metre: $42,500
Neighbors: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and former Miss Singapore beauty queen Rachel Kum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 4. Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, Cap Ferrat, France

Average price per square metre: $79,000
Neighbors: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; David Niven and Paul Allen reportedly own holiday homes, as did Charlie Chaplin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 3. Avenue Princesse Grace, Monaco

Average price per square metre: $86,000
Neighbors: Andrea Bocelli, Roger Moore, Lewis Hamilton, Helena Christensen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 2. Kensington Palace Gardens, London

Average price per square metre: $107,000
Neighbors: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (and new Prince George), Lakshmi Mittal, Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Tamara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 1. Pollock’s Path, The Peak, Hong Kong

Average price per square metre: $120,000
Neighbors: Movie star Stephen Chow, HSBC top brass

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