Eaton Square

51°29′46″N 0°9′6″W / 51.49611°N 0.15167°W / 51.49611; -0.15167

Long, white, porticoed terraces on the north side of the square.

Eaton Square is a rectangular,[a] residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is the largest square in London. It is one of the three squares built by the landowning Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia in the 19th century that are named after places in Cheshire — in this case Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor country house. It is larger but less grand than the central feature of the district, Belgrave Square, and both larger and grander than Chester Square. The first block was laid out by Thomas Cubitt from 1827. In 2016 it was named as the "Most Expensive Place to Buy Property in Britain", with a full terraced house costing on average £17 million[1] — many of such town houses have been converted, within the same, protected structures, into upmarket apartments.

The six adjoining, tree-planted, central gardens of Eaton Square are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[2] All of the buildings (No.s 1–7, 8-12A, 14–23, 24 and 24a to 48, 51–62, 63–66, Eaton House (No. 66a), 67–71, 72, 73–82, 83–102 and 103–118) are statutorily listed, specifically at Grade II* save as to 1 to 7 and 63 to 66a which are in the mainstream, initial category of grade II.[3][4] No.s 103 to 105 are leased and internally converted into the Belgian Embassy, as is No. 106 for the Bolivian Embassy.

The K6 red telephone box outside No. 103 is Grade II listed.[5]


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  1. ^ "London's Eaton Square most expensive place to buy home in Britain". BBC. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ Historic England, "The Grosvenor Estate: Eaton Square (1000801)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2018
  3. ^ At Grade II: Historic England, "1–7 Eaton Square, SW1 (1066886)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2018
    Historic England, "63–66 Eaton Square (1066854)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2018
    Historic England, "Eaton House [66a] (1356978)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2018
  4. ^ At Grade II*:
    Historic England, "8-12A, 14–23 Eaton Square (1066852)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "24 and 24a to 48 (1357004)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "51–62 (1066853)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "63–71 (1066855)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "72 and 101–105 Eaton Place (1211084)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "73–82 (1211084)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "83–102 (1356981)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
    Historic England, "103–118 (1066851)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 January 2020
  5. ^ Historic England, "k6 telephone kiosk outside flank elevation of 103 Eaton Square (1357185)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 March 2018