Overview

• Residents report being besieged by influencers and tourists posing for photos on doorsteps, leaving litter and generating noise that disrupts daily life
• Three homes on Lancaster Road have been repainted matte black, with some households installing ropes and signage to block access and signal a quiet zone
• Early results show fewer visitors at blackened facades, though some tourists say they would still come or simply shift to other colourful homes
• Neighbours are discussing a broader street-wide colour change if current measures don’t fully stem the flow of photo hunts
• Kensington and Chelsea council says its enforcement team will tackle anti-social behaviour and reminds visitors that Notting Hill is a residential community