This incredibly affluent part of town is made up predominantly of Sloane Square near Eaton Square, and stretches up through Belgravia to Ranelagh Gardens by the banks of the River Thames. The neighbourhood’s boundaries stop just short of Sloane Square’s most famous landmarks, instead being more closely related to Eaton Square to the north/northeast, with a similar residential nature as well as architecture. Ranelagh Gardens hugs the western boundary of the locality, while the railway lines dominate the east, and the river the south. The area does have newer builds closer to the river, with modern apartment buildings located around Grosvenor Canal, a small slice of an old waterway which is now the site of a riverside development. In general, the housing stock closer to the river is more modest than that of Belgravia, though still of considerable quality, looking much like the red brick buildings and terraces of Westminster and Pimlico.

Though the area today is home to one of London’s most expensive neighbourhoods, this entire district, from Oxford Street to the Thames used to be a swampland, with numerous Saxon settlements. Ebury was amongst these villages, and a farm centred on what is today Victoria coach station. The area was leased to Crown favourites regularly, with James I selling the freehold in 1623. The land would eventually be acquired by the Grosvenor family, who developed the area into the place it is today. Ebury’s heritage is today confined to its name, which features on a number of streets in the area, including Ebury Street.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first symphony, at the age of 8, at 180 Ebury Street in 1764. In fact, a number of famous faces have lived on Ebury Street, including Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West (just down the road at 182), the actress Dame Edith Evans (109), Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond (22), and another author in George Moore (121).

The area is quiet, with the exception of the railway lines and Chelsea Bridge Road running from Victoria to Battersea across the river. Despite these transportation connections, the neighbourhood is relatively isolated from public transport, owing to the fact that the railway lines cut the area off from the east and the stations mainly exist to the north.

The Chelsea Barracks Partnership aims to create an entirely new neighbourhood on the site of the former British Army Chelsea Barracks. The 13-acre site is to be redeveloped into 448 homes on seven squares, integrated into the existing local greenery. The development will also create a public sports facility, medical centre, community centre, several convenience shops and 5 acres of public squares, streets and gardens. The Qatari Diar-owned development is expected to be fully completed after 2023, but the first phases of development were accomplished in 2021.