Which high society event is home to the highest house prices?

July 7, 2020

The latest property market analysis by Enness Global, the world’s leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, has looked at which of Britain’s high society social events ranks top where the local property market is concerned.

Enness Global looked at 16 British social season events and the house price in the surrounding area to find the most prestigious in property terms. The research shows that on average, property prices in locations hosting these events average £776,417.

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is the most prestigious where house prices are concerned, with the average property in Mayfair’s W1 postcode costing £2.3m.

The BBC Proms in South Kensington’s isn’t far behind. The current average house price in the SW7 postcode is £2.1m, with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Wimbledon the only other British social events with an average house price over the £1m mark (£1.6m & £1m respectively).

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, the Henley Royal Regatta, Royal Ascot, the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Glyndebourne Festival are all home to an average house price of more than £500,000.

The most affordable? The Grand National, with house prices in Aintree’s L9 postcode averaging just £112,494. At £276,348, Cowes Week is also one of the more affordable British social events where local property prices are concerned.

Event
Location
Postcode
AveHP (June 2020)
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Royal Academy of Arts, Mayfair, London
W1
£2,311,128
BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington
SW7
£2,109,780
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Royal Hospital Chelsea
SW3
£1,613,738
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Wimbledon, London
SW19
£1,018,723
The Boat Race
Thames (Putney Bridge)
SW15 / SW6
£774,269
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley on Thames
RG9
£721,095
Royal Ascot
Ascot, Berkshire
SL5
£645,366
Royal Windsor Horse Show
Windsor Castle
SL4
£558,667
Glyndebourne Festival
Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex
BN8
£555,306
Salon Prive
Blenheim Palace
OX20
£479,956
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Goodwood House, West Sussex
PO18
£470,645
British Polo Open Gold Cup
Cowdray Park Polo Club
GU29
£424,914
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
NN12
£370,374
The Game Fair
Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire
B49
£367,484
Cowes Week
Cowes
PO31
£276,348
The Grand National
Aintree
L9
£112,494

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