Bridget Jones’s flat ‘could have tripled in price since first film in 2001’

Bridget Jones’s fictional level could person astir tripled successful terms since the archetypal movie depicting the quality was released successful 2001, according to calculations by a spot website.

Rightmove recovered the mean asking terms for a one-bedroom level successful Borough, London, the bosom of Bridget’s romanticist escapades, has jumped by 195%.

Back successful 2001, erstwhile Bridget, played by Renee Zellweger, was navigating her diary entries and disastrous dates, the mean terms tag connected a one-bedroom level successful Borough was £186,150.

In 2025, arsenic fans await the merchandise of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, a one-bed level successful Borough is present priced astatine £549,143.

By comparison, the mean terms tag for a emblematic first-time purchaser spot crossed Britain has accrued by 155% implicit the aforesaid period, from £89,207 successful 2001 to £227,212 successful 2025.

Average first-time purchaser spot prices crossed London person accrued by 196% from £167,998 successful 2001 to £496,789 successful 2025.

While Bridget has not ever been fortunate successful love, she has climbed up the spot ladder.

In the last film, her location is successful London’s leafy Hampstead, wherever the mean asking terms for a spot is £1,548,278.

Steve Pimblett, main information serviceman astatine Rightmove, said: “Long-spanning franchises similar Bridget Jones are a reminder conscionable however overmuch things person changed implicit the years, including spot prices.

“While Bridget whitethorn beryllium portrayed arsenic not ever having it rather together, looking back, a one-bedroom level successful the bosom of London was a existent achievement.”