TV Town – here’s the cost of securing famous on-screen houses in today’s market
Leading property finance specialist, One77 Mortgages, has looked at the position buyers would have to find themselves in to secure a purchase on some of our best-loved TV and film homes.
Based on the average deposit of 10% of property value and a required income of 4.5 times the required mortgage sum, One77 has looked at the most affordable and unaffordable homes on TV.
Peaky Blinders
Property: The Shelby Parlour, Birmingham
Property Price: £157,000
Deposit Required: £15,700
Income Required: £31,400
The Shelby Parlour is the most affordable property in TV town, with a three-bed terraced in the B10 district of Birmingham costing £157,000 on average. That would require a deposit of £15,700 and an annual income of £31,400 to qualify for a mortgage on the property.
Gavin and Stacey
Property: Trinity Street, Barry
Property Price: £173,788
Deposit Required: £17,379
Income Required: £34,758
A two-bed terraced in Barry, South Wales, like the one Stacey resides in would currently set you back £173,788, requiring a deposit of over £17k and an annual salary of £34,758 to secure the property.
Harry Potter
Property: 4 Privet Drive, Bracknell
Property Price: £347,786
Deposit Required: £34,779
Income Required: £69,557
Only Fools and Horses
Property: Nelson Mandela House, Peckham
Property Price: £395,778
Deposit Required: £39,578
Income Required: £79,156
While you don’t have to be a miwlionaire to buy a three-bed flat in Peckham, the luxury of a penthouse in Nelson Mandela House would require a £40k deposit and an £80k salary.
Poirot
Property: Charterhouse Square, London
Property Price: £773,235
Deposit Required: £77,324
Income Required: £154,657
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Property: Borough Market Flat, London
Property Price: £1,489,655
Deposit Required: £148,966
Income Required: £297,931
James Bond
Property: Skyfall Manor, Glencoe, Scotland
Property Price: £2,200,000
Deposit Required: £220,000
Income Required: £440,000
To get your hands on the Bond family home in Glencoe at around £2,200,000 you’d need a deposit of £220k and a hefty annual salary of £440,000!
Absolutely Fabulous
Property: Holland Park, London
Property Price: £2,250,000
Deposit Required: £225,000
Income Required: £450,000
Fans of Ab Fab looking to secure a flat in London’s Holland Park would have to be raking in £450,000 a year before they could even think about saving a deposit.
Sherlock
Property: 221b Baker Street, London
Property Price: £2,703,857
Deposit Required: £270,386
Income Required: £540,771
Downton Abbey
Property: Crawley Family Home
Property Price: £137,000,000
Deposit Required: £13,700,000
Income Required: £27,400,000
While one of the nation’s best-loved TV homes, the chances of buying Downton Abbey today are more than slim for the majority of us. With an estimated value of £137.7m, you would need to earn over £27m a year and tuck away nearly £14m for a deposit alone.
Managing Director of One77 Mortgages, Alastair McKee, commented:
“Even in the current slower market conditions, some of our best-loved on-screen homes would require some quite notable levels of income and a large deposit if you were to try and buy them today.
That said, with interest rates staying put for the time being at least, now is probably the best opportunity in years to get that TV home where the cost of borrowing is concerned.
Of course, you can use combined incomes in order to meet eligibility thresholds so if these costs are out of reach, going all in with another super fan might help you meet the financial requirements when securing a mortgage.”
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Film / TV Show
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Location
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Property Type
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House Price
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Deposit required at 10%
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Mortgage loan required
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Annual Income Required for Mortgage – at x4.5 salary
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Downton Abbey
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Berkshire
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Stately Home
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£13,700,000
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£123,300,000
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£27,400,000
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Sherlock
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221b Baker Street, London
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Terraced House
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£2,703,857
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£270,386
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£2,433,471
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£540,771
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Absolutely Fabulous
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Holland Park, London
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Terraced House
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£2,250,000
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£225,000
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£2,025,000
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£450,000
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James Bond Skyfall
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Skyfall Manor, Glencoe, Scotland
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Lodge
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£220,000
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£1,980,000
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£440,000
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Bridget Jones Diary
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Borough Market, London
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Flat
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£1,489,655
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£148,966
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£1,340,690
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£297,931
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Poirot
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Charter House Square, London
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Flat
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£773,235
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£77,324
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£695,912
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£154,647
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Only Fools & Horses
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Nelson Mandela House, Peckham, London
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Flat
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£395,778
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£39,578
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£356,200
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£79,156
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Harry Potter
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4 Privet Drive, Bracknell
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Detached House
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£347,786
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£34,779
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£313,007
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£69,557
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Gavin and Stacey
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Trinity Street, Barry, South Wales
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Terraced House
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£173,788
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£17,379
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£156,409
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£34,758
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Peaky Blinders
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The Shelby Parlour, Birmingham
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Terraced House
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£157,000
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£15,700
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£141,300
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£31,400
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