▁construction ▁of ▁modern ▁houses ▁t uck ed ▁away ▁on ▁back land ▁sites . ▁ ▁Since ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁independent ▁sh ops ▁in ▁Port ob ello ▁such ▁as ▁Culture ▁Sh ack ▁have ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁mult in ational ▁standard ised ▁ch ains ▁such ▁as ▁Star bu cks . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Lip ka ' s ▁Ar cade , ▁a ▁large ▁ind oor ▁anti ques ▁market , ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁high - street ▁chain ▁All S ain ts . ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁increasing ▁dem ise ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁cult ur ally ▁v ibr ant ▁parts ▁of ▁central ▁London , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁showed ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁Ch else a , ▁in ▁which ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁is ▁situated , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Black ▁or ▁Black ▁British ▁and ▁White ▁Irish ▁residents , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁tradition ally ▁largest ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill , ▁decl ined ▁by ▁ 4 6 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁percent ▁respectively ▁in ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁ad jo ins ▁two ▁large ▁public ▁par ks , ▁Holland ▁Park ▁and ▁K ens ington ▁Gard ens , ▁with ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁within ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁gent r ification ▁has ▁en comp ass ed ▁some ▁streets ▁that ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ' ▁most ▁decre pit , ▁including ▁the ▁now ▁expensive ▁ret ail ▁sections ▁of ▁West bourne ▁Gro ve