Home Alone still most valuable Christmas TV property

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New research from Yopa reveals that the McCallister house in Home Alone continues to be the most valuable Christmas movie and TV property, while the homes of Sherlock Holmes and Bridget Jones have seen the biggest annual price increases.

Yopa has looked at the estimated market value of 10 of the most famous houses from Christmas movies and TV shows* to see which is the most valuable, which have seen the biggest annual price increases, and which have endured the biggest drops in value.

The data shows that the McCallister house in Home Alone, located in the suburbs of Chicago, is the most expensive property on the list, with an estimated 2025 market value of almost £4.4m.

Edina Monsoon’s Absolutely Fabulous townhouse on London’s Holland Park Avenue ranks second with an estimated value of £3.1m, while Buddy’s dad’s Manhattan apartment from modern festive classic Elf would require a hefty investment of around £2.3m.

Back in London, Sherlock Holmes’ iconic 221B Baker Street home is valued at just over £2.2m.

Biggest annual price changes

There is even more good reason for Sherlock and Buddy’s dad to feel some festive cheer this Christmas, because their homes have also seen remarkably impressive price growth over the past 12 months.

The value of Buddy’s dad’s Central Park West pad has grown by 12.5%, while 221B’s value has soared by 13.8%.

But neither of these Christmas abodes can match the price growth of another festive favourite, Bridget Jones. Her modest one-bed flat in London’s Borough Market has an estimated value of £716,137 after increasing by 15.6% over the year.

Not every famous Christmas home has seen its value increase this year. And while Edina Monsoon’s Ab Fab home is the second-most valuable property on the list, it has also seen the biggest price drop of the year, falling by an unholy -32.7%.

Hugh Grant’s East London bachelor pad in About a Boy is the only other home on the list to see its value fall this year, dropping by -8.3% to sit at an estimated £762,735.

Verona Frankish, CEO of Yopa, commented:

“Christmas films and TV shows can be one of the true pleasures of the festive season, and valuable, prime properties tend to be a common feature in many of our festive favourites. It’s fascinating to see how the value of these properties is changing over time, and this year the clear takeaway is that house price performance cannot possibly be thought about on a national scale. You have to pay close attention to local markets.

Look in London alone, for example. On one hand we’ve got Bridget Jones and Sherlock Holmes enjoying huge annual price boosts in the SE1 and NW1 postcodes respectively, while over in West London poor old Edina Monsoon has seen her home’s value plummet by almost -33%.

Anyone who is looking to buy or sell in the new year should bear this in mind – don’t base your decision on whether it’s ‘a good time’ to move on the national picture, do some research into your local area and inform your plans that way. Even when the national economy is looking uncertain, and big picture prices are struggling, there are still some markets where demand is higher than ever, and prices are incredibly strong.”

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