Editing Notting Hill (section)

===Late 20th-century gentrification===
By the 1980s, single-occupation houses began to return to favour with families who could afford to occupy them, and because of the open spaces and stylish architecture Notting Hill is today one of London's most desirable areas.<ref name="BBC NEWS">{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4314926.stm |title=Proud to be a Notting Hill Tory |publisher=BBC News |access-date=7 June 2009 |date=6 October 2005}}</ref> Several parts of Notting Hill are characterised by handsome stucco-fronted pillar-porched houses, often with private gardens, notably around Pembridge Place and Dawson Place and streets radiating from the southern part of Ladbroke Grove, many of which lead onto substantial communal gardens. There are grand terraces, such as Kensington Park Gardens, and large villas as in [[Pembridge Square]] and around Holland Park. There is also new construction of modern houses tucked away on backland sites.<ref>{{cite web|title=Light House|url=http://us.archello.com/en/project/light-house-2|website=archello.com|access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Notting hill colorful houses.jpg|thumb|Notting Hill is full of colourful houses.]]
Since at least 2000, independent shops in Portobello such as Culture Shack have lost out to multinational standardised chains such as [[Starbucks]].<ref>{{Cite news | title=Gap? Starbucks? On Portobello Road, darling? | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/gap-starbucks-on-portobello-road-darling-516154.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/gap-starbucks-on-portobello-road-darling-516154.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Mary |last=Braid |work=The Independent |date=20 November 2005 |access-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> In 2009, Lipka's Arcade, a large indoor antiques market, was replaced by the high-street chain [[AllSaints]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dealers mobilise over threat to Portobello | url=http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2010/feb/01/dealers-mobilise-over-threat-to-portobello |work=Antiques Gazette |date=1 February 2010 | access-date=8 December 2013}}</ref> Reflecting the increasing demise of one of the most culturally vibrant parts of [[central London]], the 2011 Census showed that in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in which Notting Hill is situated, the number of Black or Black British and White Irish residents, two of the traditionally largest ethnic minority groups in Notting Hill, declined by 46 and 28 percent respectively in ten years.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Census 2011: Truth where you live |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/interactive/2012/dec/13/census-2011-truth-where-you-live-interactive | date=13 December 2012 | access-date= 8 December 2013}}</ref>

The district adjoins two large public parks, [[Holland Park]] and [[Kensington Gardens]], with [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] within {{convert|1| mi| km| 1}} to the east. The gentrification has encompassed some streets that were among the 1980s' most decrepit, including the now expensive retail sections of [[Westbourne Grove]] and Ledbury Road, as well as Portobello Road's emergence as a top London tourist attraction and Chamberlayne Road as a local shopping street with its boutique independent shops. Notting Hill has a high concentration of restaurants, including the two Michelin-rated [[The Ledbury]] and Core by [[Clare Smyth]].