The latest research by leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has looked at the cost of renting in areas home to a royal residence and where you can rent like a royal for the most affordable price.
Ideal flatmate looked at the average monthly rental cost in areas with a royal residence and compared this cost to the average monthly rental cost in the wider region.
On average, areas home to one of these royal residences are home to an average monthly rental cost of ยฃ1,262. With the average UK rent at ยฃ676 a month, thatโs a difference of 87%!
This disparity is unsurprisingly driven largely by the properties in London, with Kensington Palace home to a rental cost 89% higher than the London average. St Jamesโs Palace, Clarence House and Buckingham Palace, all of which are located in Westminster, are home to an average rental cost of ยฃ2,709 a month, 61% higher than the UK average.
Thatched House Lodge in Richmond offers the lowest difference for those looking to rent within close proximity to a royal within the capital, with the average monthly rent just 19% higher than London as a whole at ยฃ2,000.
But itโs not all bad news.
Living near Sandringham House and Anmer Hall, both located in Kingโs Lynn and West Norfolk, would allow you to rent for an average monthly cost of ยฃ645. This is -25% cheaper than the average cost of renting in the East of England as a whole and the most affordable royal rental spot for the everyday tenant and/or royal fanatic.
Renting around Llwynywermod, the royal residence in Carmarthenshire would cost you an average of just ยฃ458, -11% cheaper than the average rent across Wales as a whole.
Opting to rent near Gatcombe Park in Stroud would save you -4% when compared to the average for the South West and renting within close proximity to Balmoral Castle or Birkhall offers a -1% saving.
Co-founder of ideal flatmate, Tom Gatzen said, โI donโt think anyone would expect the royal family to be either residing or holidaying in anything other than the more prestigious parts of the nation and thereโs no doubt that the properties themselves are on another level compared to the average rental listing on the market.
“But it does go to show the trickle-down effect that can occur within the rental market whereby the mere presence of royal residence within the vicinity can result in a rental price premium.
“Weโve seen similar trends when it comes to celebrities or an areas wider image as the place to be seen, and all of these image-based influences can contribute to yet further price inflation in an already rather unaffordable UK rental market.โ
Residence | Location | Type | Average Rent | Region | Region Rent | Difference |
Sandringham House & Anmer Hall | Kingโs Lynn and West Norfolk | Private | ยฃ645 | East of England | ยฃ859 | -25% |
Llwynywermod | Carmarthenshire | Duchy of Cornwall | ยฃ458 | Wales | ยฃ515 | -11% |
Gatcombe Park | Stroud | Private | ยฃ765 | South West | ยฃ796 | -4% |
Balmoral Castle & Birkhall | Aberdeenshire | Private | ยฃ723 | Scotland | ยฃ732 | -1% |
Tamarisk | Isles of Scilly | Duchy of Cornwall | ยฃ808 | South West | ยฃ796 | 2% |
Hillsborough Castle | Lisburn and Castlereagh | Crown | ยฃ634 | Northern Ireland | ยฃ612 | 4% |
Bagshot Park | Surrey Heath | Crown | ยฃ1,120 | South East | ยฃ984 | 14% |
Highgrove House | Cotswold | Duchy of Cornwall | ยฃ948 | South West | ยฃ796 | 19% |
Thatched House Lodge | Richmond upon Thames | Crown | ยฃ2,000 | London | ยฃ1,679 | 19% |
Windsor Castle & The Royal Lodge | Windsor and Maidenhead | Crown | ยฃ1,356 | South East | ยฃ984 | 38% |
Palace of Holyroodhouse | Edinburgh | Crown | ยฃ1,068 | Scotland | ยฃ732 | 46% |
Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace & Clarence House | City of Westminster | Crown | ยฃ2,709 | London | ยฃ1,679 | 61% |
Kensington Palace | Kensington and Chelsea | Crown | ยฃ3,173 | London | ยฃ1,679 | 89% |
Average | ยฃ1,262 | UK | ยฃ676 | 87% |
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