North Kensington, London, is the premier neighborhood of Notting Hill. North Kensington is located north of Notting Hill Gate and south of Harrow Road.
It is in North Kensington that the Notting Hill Carnival started, where most of the scenes in the film Notting Hill were shot, and where most of the violence of the race riots occurred in the 1950s. North Kensington was once well-known for its slum housing, but property prices have soared in recent years and today it is a desirable neighborhood in close proximity to exciting attractions and amenities.
