Earls Court is a very vibrant, well-connected area in terms of transport attracting many visitors from far flung places across the globe thus resulting in a rather International community.
Located in the southwest corner of zone 1 on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines, Earl's Court is in a great location with easy access to other parts of the city centre as well as The West End and Southwest London and is located within The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
It is an inner-London district centered on Earl's Court Road which is a busy road full of many different types of shops and restaurants. The restaurants are diverse and mainly specialise in Indian, Chinese and Tai cuisine among others.
Earls Court is very well known for it's leisure and social venues and there are pubs and bars aplenty including the famous "Trubador Venue" which has played host to many up and coming bands since the late 50's early 60's who would then go on to become famous.
For high end fashion simply take a stroll up Earls Court Road to High Street Kensington where you will find most of the retail fashion brands that you would expect to find including a cinema and a large department store.
For greenery you would need to take a walk down one of the side streets off the main roads to where you will find various squares such as Earls Court Square, Redcliffe Square, Nevern Square and Philbeach Gardens., however, most of these Squares and gardens are only accessible to the local residents. The properties on the square are often very well presented with tall pillars on either side to the door way, ornate balconies above and large windows giving it a very gentrified feel of grandeur.
Being a resident and living in an Earls Court apartment you would likely enjoy high ceilings, plenty of natural light flooding your home and possibly a small ornate balcony upon which to sip your coffee and read the Sunday papers.
There also a number of purpose built buildings with a private entrances and lifts leading up to various floors or more sought after portrered blocks in the area, some of which span three blocks long and are set within landscaped gardens.
Earls Court also borders the sub-districts of South Kensington to the East, West Kensington to the West, Chelsea to the South and Kensington to the North. It is home to the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, one of the country's largest indoor arenas and most popular concert venue.
Families with young children are drawn to the area to be within the catchment area of certain schools such as Bousfield School on Bolton Gardens. People move to Earls court for work or study or to have a base such as a crash pad or pied a terre. It is also a very popular area for property investors as there is a high demand for rental property in area. It is a melting pot with many an artisitic leaning among the community. Indeed, some famous residents of Earls Court have been film maker Alfred Hitchcock, actor Stewart Granger, singer Freddie Mercury from the band Queen, singer and performer Gary Barlow from boy band Take That and Diana Princess of Wales.
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