The former
Chelsea College is now apartments. The
Trafalgar Studios was a set three-storey, 15-unit block of purpose-built artists' studios, built in 1878 by
John Brass. Notable artists who have lived there include
Henry Jamyn Brooks,
Albert Arthur Toft,
Edward Gordon Craig,
Frank Brangwyn,
Mervyn Peake, and
Clifford Hall. In December 2015, it was considered to be the third most expensive street in England, with an average property price of £7,359,000, according to research from
Lloyds Bank, based on
Land Registry data. In April 2015, The Guardian reported that a British financier in his late 30s had agreed to buy an apartment at no.21, a 19th-century building, formerly part of
Chelsea College of Science and Technology, for £27 million, making it the world's most expensive apartment. The building had been owned by
Bernie Ecclestone, before being acquired and developed by
Christian and
Nick Candy. ==Notable residents==