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The Prime Neighbourhoods, Market by Market
What each prime neighbourhood is like to live in: the streets and the homes, the schools and the parks, and who it suits. No price estimates.
Our 61 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three places from this list we would show a friend first.
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Where people live
The Quadrat d’Or, Dreta de l’Eixample
Modernista apartment buildings around Passeig de Gràcia.
The full list: Neighbourhoods, A–Z
Barcelona 4
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Where people live
The Quadrat d’Or, Dreta de l’Eixample
Modernista apartment buildings around Passeig de Gràcia.
French Riviera 6
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Where people buy
Cap Ferrat, Villefranche and Beaulieu
A wooded cape and two seaside towns between Nice and Monaco.
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Where people buy
Nice
City apartments by the sea and the tram, from the Musicians’ quarter to Cimiez and Mont Boron.
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The hill villages
Stone houses with views: Mougins, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Vence and the villages behind Cannes and Nice.
Helsinki 5
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Where people live
Eira, Ullanlinna and Kaivopuisto
The southern seaside: Art Nouveau villas and apartment blocks near the sea.
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Where people live
Kaartinkaupunki and Kruununhaka
Central addresses close to the Esplanadi, Senate Square and the harbour.
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Where people live
New districts: Jätkäsaari, Kalasatama and Kruunuvuorenranta
New seaside districts, linked by metro and the new trams.
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Ibiza 5
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Where people live
Santa Eulària and the east
A calm town with a marina, and homes along the east coast.
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London 1
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The back story
Mayfair to Hampstead: London’s prime neighbourhoods compared
The character of each of London’s best-known residential neighbourhoods, from Mayfair and Belgravia to Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill, St John’s Wood and Hampstead.
Madrid 5
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Where people live
Chamartín and the Castellana
Newer building in the north, near the business district.
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Mallorca 5
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Where people live
Palma old town (Casco Antiguo)
Apartments and town houses in historic buildings, close to La Seu and the Born.
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The north: Pollença and Alcúdia
Country houses and seaside homes around the northern bays.
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Where people live
The south-west harbours: Portals, Port Adriano and Port d’Andratx
Hillside villas above the island’s best-known marinas.
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The Tramuntana villages: Deià, Valldemossa and Sóller
Stone houses in the UNESCO landscape of the mountains.
Valencia 4
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Where people live
By the Turia and the City of Arts and Sciences
Newer apartment buildings overlooking the gardens.
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The Eixample and the Pla del Remei
Early-20th-century apartment buildings around Colón.
Los Angeles 6
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Prime neighbourhood
Bel-Air and Holmby Hills
Gated estates in the hills between Beverly Hills and UCLA.
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Prime neighbourhood
Beverly Hills
A separate city with its own schools and services, from the “flats” to Trousdale Estates.
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New York 2
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From factories to lofts
DUMBO warehouse conversions
How DUMBO’s waterfront warehouses became loft homes, offices and shops.
DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201Explore View on map
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The back story
Manhattan’s prime neighbourhoods compared
Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Billionaires’ Row, Tribeca, the West Village, Hudson Yards and DUMBO: how they feel to live in.
Bangkok 4
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Where people live
Lumphini, Wireless Road and Sathorn
Towers around Lumphini Park, close to the embassies and offices.
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Where people live
Sukhumvit and Thonglor
Residential sois off Sukhumvit, popular with families and long stays.
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Where people live
The riverside: Charoen Krung and the Thonburi bank
Condominiums and branded residences on the river.
Hong Kong 4
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Where people live
The South Side: Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay and Stanley
Homes by the beaches of the South Side.
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Mumbai 4
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Where people live
South Mumbai: Malabar Hill, Marine Drive and Cuffe Parade
The classic addresses: sea views, heritage buildings and the city’s oldest neighbourhoods.
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Dubai 6
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Where people live
Downtown Dubai and Business Bay
Apartments around Burj Khalifa and along the canal.
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Where people live
Emirates Hills and Dubai Hills Estate
Villas on golf courses, with schools, a mall and a hospital.
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We never publish price estimates. Each neighbourhood is described from official and primary sources.