In deciding what makes a street the 'best', the Mail enlisted the help of estate agents and property specialists, looking at multiple factors including proximity to green spaces, house prices, and local reports on happiness.
The second-best street in the UK is Elm Grove Road in Barnes, where house prices average £2,225,000. This street even has a WhatsApp group that organises street parties and helps protect the local hedgehog population.
The other two London streets in the list are Bywater Street in Chelsea, famed for its colourful houses averaging £2,250,000, and Copse Hill in Wimbledon, where you can retreat to a detached home for £2,605,000.
Bywater Street is recognized as the home of George Smiley in John le Carré's spy novels, and it was featured in the film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Properties here are rarely listed by estate agents and usually sold 'under the radar'.
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