[1] When Harare was founded in the early 1890s, the Belgravia area, was largely undeveloped because it lay beyond what is now the A1 highway and thus outside the city limits, which began to be subdivided for urban development.
[1] The neighborhood is home to the University of Zimbabwe, College Of Health Sciences, the British Council, the World Food Programme, Blackston School, Lions Clubs International among others.
Housing in the southern and western end of Belgravia includes townhouses, flats, modest privately owned homes and apartments.
East of King George is an area largely built after the Second World War, and home to a number of embassies and high commissions.
[6] As one of the city's main embassy rows, Belgravia hosts several embassies and high commissions, including those of Austria, Australia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iran, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates.
[8] In addition a number of medical institutions are present in the neighbourhood due to the presence of Parirenyatwa Hospital in nearby Milton Park and the College of Health Sciences.
[1] Additionally, the prominence of international organizations and embassies has made the area well sought after by expats and young professionals as a more upscale respite from the workaday city centre.