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Bridget Jones’s fictional London flat would have nearly tripled in price since the first film was released in 2001, research shows.
In the early films, Bridget, played in the series by Renee Zellweger, lives in a one-bedroom flat in Borough, South London.
When the first film was released in 2001, the average price for such a home was £186,150.
Now, according to property site Rightmove, the asking price has jumped by 195 per cent.
In 2025, as fans await the release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, a one-bed flat in Borough is now priced at £549,143.
By comparison, the average price tag for a typical first-time buyer property across Britain has increased by 155 per cent over the same period, from £89,207 in 2001 to £227,212 in 2025.
Average first-time buyer property prices across London have increased by 196 per cent from £167,998 in 2001 to £496,789 in 2025.
While Bridget has not always been lucky in love, she has certainly climbed up the property ladder.
In the final film, released next week, her home is in London’s leafy Hampstead, where the average asking price for a property is £1,548,278.
Steve Pimblett, chief data officer at Rightmove, said: “Long-spanning franchises like Bridget Jones are a reminder just how much things have changed over the years, including property prices.
“While Bridget may be portrayed as not always having it quite together, looking back, a one-bedroom flat in the heart of London was a real achievement.”
