by Thinus Ferreira
Dearest gentle readers would need that which is not spoken of in polite society - and a lot of it - for even the most humblest of abodes in Netflix's Bridgerton. Here's how much those lavish Regency-era houses in the Netflix drama series will cost you today to become part of the ton.
The American real estate website AgentAdvice crunched the numbers on Bridgerton currently in its third season on Netflix, and Queen Charlotte - as is only right - owns the most expensive resident, estimated at a mammoth $564 million (R10,2 billion).
The Duke and Duchess of Hastings, living well below their means, own the second and third most valuable properties, with a combined value of $74.5 million (R1.34 billion).
You'd be able to snap up the Mondrich residence as Bridgerton's most affordable home for the bargain-basement price of just $4.3 million (R77.9 million).
AgentAdvice researched the eye-watering cost of purchasing the stately homes featured in Bridgerton if they were put on the market today.
The American real estate experts calculated the estimated market value for each property by multiplying the mansion's estimated floor space in square feet, by the local area's median price per square foot, and converted it from British pound to American dollar, in today's prices.
Each building’s area measurements were sourced from
Ordnance Survey, the official national mapping agency for Great
Britain and area measurements were multiplied by the number of
floors for each building to produce a total estimated interior floor size. This was then converted from square meters to square feet.
The median house prices and sizes for each
local area were sourced from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the
executive office of the UK Statistics
Authority, which was then used to determine a median price per
square foot.
The most
to least expensive residences are revealed:
1. Queen Charlotte's residence: Hampton
Court Palace
Richmond upon Thames, London
Estimated value: $564 810 582
Queen Charlotte befittingly has the most expensive
residence, with experts revealing its market value at a staggering $564
million. This was derived from the palace's estimated floor space of 712,054 sq
ft, featuring a 55-room kitchen once staffed by around 200 people and the
median price per sq ft of $790 for its location in the London borough of
Richmond Upon Thames.
2. The Duke of Hastings' London
residence: Wilton House
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Estimated value:
$47 488 515
At less than a tenth of the price of
Queen Charlotte’s, the Duke of Hastings' London home would fetch an estimated
$47.5 million in today’s market. It is among the best value for money, being
the second-largest of Bridgerton’s residences at 124,581 sq ft, but
with the second-cheapest median price per sq ft of $380 for the local area.
3. The Duke of Hastings’ Clyvedon
Castle Castle Howard
Ryedale, North Yorkshire
Estimated value: $27 035 175
Adding to the Duke of Hastings’ property portfolio
is Clyvedon Castle, the fictional county home where Daphne and Simon move to
after their wedding. The stately home in the heart of Yorkshire has an
impressive estimated size of 88,888 sq ft. With the cheapest price among the
hit show's filming locations, at $303 per sq ft, the castle can still fetch a
cool price tag of $27 million.
4. The Bridgerton residence: Ranger’s
House
Greenwich, London
Estimated value: $8 222 960
The Bridgerton family’s mansion is the fourth most
expensive property. In the story, it's located on Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square.
But in reality, it is about eight miles away from central London, in Greenwich.
It is the third-smallest house, still at a remarkable 14,621 sq ft, with a cost
of $560 per sq ft, resulting in an estimated value of $8.2 million.
5. Lady Danbury’s estate: Holburne
Museum of Art
Bath, Somerset
Estimated value: $7 094 227
The location for Lady Danbury's residence was
originally constructed as a hotel and then turned into a museum that remains
open to the public. It is one of Bridgerton's modest properties,
much less than a tenth the size of Queen Charlotte’s at 16,147 sq ft. Compared
to its cost per sq ft of $438, it equates to an estimated market value of $7.09
million.
6. Featherington residence: No.1 Royal
Crescent
Bath, Somerset
Estimated value: $6 299 044
The Featherington household lives in the show's
sixth most expensive residence. The sweeping U-shaped building comprising 30
historic terraced homes, is originally home to Penelope. No.1 Royal Crescent,
now a museum, serves as the exterior of the family home. At around 14,338
square feet and a price per sq ft of $438 (the same locality as Lady
Danbury’s), you’d need to fork out an estimated $6,299,044 to buy the property
today.
7. Mondrich residence: Kingston
Bagpuize House
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Estimated value: $4 280 532
Bridgerton's latest family residence,
Kent Estate, which belongs to the Mondrichs, is also known as Kingston Bagpuize
House in real life. It is the most "affordable" of the show's opulent filming
locations and the smallest at 9,821 sq ft. The local price per sq ft, $434,
brings the total estimated market value to $4.28 million, requiring
homebuyers to spend around $856 000 for a 20% deposit.
According to an AgentAdvice spokesperson, "Bridgerton uses
some of the United Kingdom's most beautiful and historically important buildings, acting as
a backdrop to some of the show's most important scenes and home to key
characters".
"While these properties would be a dream to own for pretty much
everyone, it's fun to see how much they could be worth in today’s value."
"Real estate values range from a few million for
the Mondrich residence to over half a billion for Queen Charlotte’s residence,
which almost rivals the size of Buckingham Palace."
