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
