Over the last decade, the street has been in a state of change. In 2014, The Guardian published an investigation that found that there were an estimated £350 million worth of vacant properties on the most prestigious stretch of the road, with at least 120 empty bedrooms. Some of these have been razed, the land advertised for sale, while others remain vacant. Halfway up the road, behind metal fencing dotted with warning signs, are the ruins of three grandly titled properties —The Georgians, Redcroft and Ilkley House— which have now been demolished, despite being purchased alongside at least two other properties for £73 million in 2013, according to Land Registry records. Nature has reclaimed the land where they once stood, covering old stone fountains with moss, growing high and wild, spilling dead leaves out from the fences.
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