Skip to content
Friday 17 July 2026EN · DE
City PM

European business, markets and politics

  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • DE
Monday 10 October 2016 12:34 pm

Here’s what the Monopoly board of 2016 looks like

By: Helen Cahill

Add as a preferred source on Google

When Monopoly was created in 1935, the price tag for a Mayfair property was just £400 – but house prices have changed a lot since then.

So if the Monopoly board was drawn up now, what would it look like?

The cheapest parts of the board are still the same, but the average price on Old Kent Road has shot up to £523,000, according to Barratt London.

But some of the locations would have to be reshuffled if the game was made today. Fleet Street, for example, would have to be reclassified as a light blue property, because the average house price in the area is now £550,000.

Read more: Leave your house to your grandchildren, urges housing minister

Whitehall property would have to be made yellow or green; the average house price in the area is now £1,687,725 – more comparable to houses in Leicester Square than in Northumberland Road.

Here's the new ranking of London house prices by area, from the least to the most expensive:

A spokesperson from Barratt London said: "While the prospect of buying a London property for as little as £60 was never realistic, we can see how the different areas from the game have fared over time in terms of property value.

"One thing that is for sure is that all of the properties from the original game are now costing between £500,000 and £3m, making them unattainable for most people, especially first time buyers."

Share this article

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • WhatsApp
  • Email

Similarly tagged content:

Sections

  • News

Categories

  • Business
  • Property

Trending Articles

  • James Watt offers to buy back Brewdog

  • Citroën 2CV returns as a £13,000 electric car, and the timing is no accident

  • Motsepe backed to succeed Fifa’s Infantino by South African minister

  • Brewdog owner shrugs off James Watt takeover bid

  • Finsbury lines up Games Workshop splurge using merger windfall

More from City PM

  • Wimbledon property market drops ball ahead of Grand Slam

    Property
    Wimbledon tennis court with players in action, surrounded by a cheering crowd under clear blue skies
  • House prices rise as mortgage rates ease from Iran war highs

    Property
    Starmer plans to build up to 12 new towns.
  • House price slump blamed on World Cup and heatwave

    Property
    Soccer players competing in the World Cup, showcasing intense action on the field with a stadium full of cheering fans
  • House prices jump as property market ‘treads water in rough conditions’

    Property
    The price paid for first homes has surged 7.1 per cent in a year
  • London house prices fall as Bank of England rate hikes loom over mortgage market 

    Property
    Housing delivery in London is in a major crisis
  • House prices stay flat in June as Iran war fallout continues to weaken the market

    Property
    The price paid for first homes has surged 7.1 per cent in a year
  • Mortgage approvals jump to 15-month high despite Iran war chaos

    Property
    Homeowners may be eying fresh mortgage deals after the Bank of England's cut.
  • Would a Burnham premiership deepen the North-South housing divide?

    Property
    Andy Burnham returns to Parliament

City PM — European politics, business and analysis.

Europe

  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • UK & Ireland

Topics

  • Business
  • Markets
  • AI
  • Technology
  • Opinion
  • Energy

More

  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Fintech
  • Legal
  • Sport
  • Life

Company

  • About City PM
  • Editorial Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2026 City PM · Published by CityPM Media, Bahnhofstrasse 65, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
About · Editorial Policy · Corrections · Contact · Privacy · Facebook