Only Fools and Horses: The totally insane amount of money it would cost to buy Del Boy and Rodney’s Peckham flat in 2022
Here's how much the iconic flat would cost the brothers if the sitcom aired in 2022
Only Fools and Horses is one of those rare things – an of-its-time sitcom that nailed 80s British culture, whilst also somehow managing to make itself utterly timeless. Trust us, it stands up to rewatches in 2022. Though it you’re reading this, you probably knew that.
And as is the case with such giants of television, the settings as well as the characters become seared into the minds of the audience. The Nag’s Head pub is one such spot, Del and Rodney’s flat another.
From the start, we saw the on-screen brothers lived together with their grandad (Lennard Pearce), followed by Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), and later on their wives and Del Boy’s son Damien. It was also in their humble abode that the pair had hoped to become millionaires through multiple dodgy schemes.
Set in South London, the flat that the family lived together in the flat was situated in Peckham, in the fictional council block called Nelson Mandela House. Their home could be easily recognised today, having featured at the start of every episode.
Although, some may be surprised to know that the actual block of flats was in fact in Ealing, 13 miles away from Peckham. Thankfully, the legendary building is still standing to this day, 18 years after the classic sitcom came to an end – with flats going in the region of £497,000.
This means the Trotters would be splashing out nearly half a mill to buy their flat these days. How times change, eh?
Sir David Jason – who brought Del to life – has previously shared his talked of his disapproval for the project to come into plan, voicing his opinion in his autobiography, Del of a Life: The Lessons I’ve Learned. He wrote: “Imagine by trepidation and despair, then, when I learned that Harlech Tower – the crucible, if you will, of the Only Fools story – was slated for demolition, part of a £650 million rejuvenation of the area.
“Asked to share my opinion of this scheme at the time – the papers coming to me on account, no doubt, of my renowned expertise in matters of urban planning – I said I thought the tower should become a listed building and have a preservation order on it forthwith, effectively saving the building for the nation.
