While the original 1935 order of the Monopoly board was loosely based on property values at the time, new research has revealed what the board could look like with modern property values.
The research by gaming experts SolitaireBliss analysed the average sale price of each area since 2015 to see what the order of the board would look like nowadays. It also looks at property size to see each area’s average ‘price per metre’.
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It found that Mayfair still sits as the most expensive area with an average sale price of £6,830,154. Strand, which was once halfway down the board as a red tile, is now the second most expensive area, with an average sale price of £5,438,715.
One of the most significant differences in Whitehall, which has now seen itself be moved 13 spots up the board to a green tile, with an average sale price of £4,393,652.
Adjusted for inflation, 1935 prices would see Mayfair worth only £93,911, Strand worth only £74,799 and Whitehall worth only £60,410.
Whitechapel Road, The Angel Islington and Old Kent Road remain as the three cheapest on the board. Oxford Street, which was previously one of the most expensive tiles on the classic board, has been moved down 13 places, with an average sale price of £1,019,975.
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Coventry Street has also seen a significant reshuffle, being pushed down 11 spots to now be a light blue tile. Adjusted for inflation, a 1935 property in Oxford Street would cost you only £14,020 on average.
Street
Average sale price
Average price per metre
Original order
Mayfair
£6,830,154
£29,338
Mayfair
Strand
£5,438,715
£30,945
Park Lane
Whitehall
£4,393,652
£23,847
Bond Street
Trafalgar Square
£3,786,694
£23,964
Oxford Street
Piccadilly
£3,706,235
£28,958
Regent Street
Vine Street
£3,629,885
£34,276
Piccadilly
Park Lane
£3,113,750
£25,554
Coventry Street
Bond Street
£2,230,125
£21,311
Leicester Square
Bow Street
£2,153,900
£20,584
Trafalgar Square
Pall Mall
£2,041,488
£16,445
Fleet Street
Marlborough Street
£1,890,650
£17,628
The Strand
Regent Street
£1,861,179
£25,127
Vine Street
Fleet Street
£1,480,313
£21,101
Marlborough Street
Northumberland Avenue
£1,310,257
£15,168
Bow Street
Euston Road
£1,110,000
£12,658
Northumberland Avenue
Pentonville Road
£1,052,125
£17,311
Whitehall
Oxford Street
£1,019,975
£13,478
Pall Mall
Coventry Street
£796,774
£18,598
Pentonville Road
Leicester Square
£670,779
£11,950
Euston Road
Old Kent Road
£539,438
£10,261
The Angel Islington
The Angel Islington
£501,117
£6,706
Whitechapel Road
Whitechapel Road
£423,509
£8,998
Old Kent Road
In terms of looking at the average ‘price per metre’, The Angel, Islington comes in as having the lowest price per metre of £6,706.
Whitechapel Road and Old Kent Road are the second and third cheapest. Vine Street has the highest price per metre with £34,276, along with Strand and Mayfair coming in second and third.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson from SolitaireBliss said: “What can be looked at as simply a modernisation of the legendary Monopoly board game, can also be viewed as an illustration of current house prices in the capital.
“It’s interesting to see how more commercial areas have seen huge changes with the likes of Oxford Street and Whitehall, whereas more residential areas such as Old Kent Road and Whitechapel Road have seen a steady and consistent with housing cost trends.”
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Swansea Monopoly
The standard Monopoly board got a Swansea makeover back in 2005. The special edition swaps out the standard 33 place names for Swansea locations.
It replaces Mayfair with plush Morgans Hotel, Walter Road takes the place of Old Kent Road and Wind Street instead of Piccadilly.
The home of Swansea City also makes an appearance, although the game describes it simply as ‘New Stadium Swansea’. The board game predates the Liberty Stadium naming rights deal. The stadium has sinced changed names again and is now called the Swansea.com stadium.
Colour
Swansea Street
Original London Street
Brown
Walter Road
Old Kent Road
Brown
Swansea Enterprise Park
Whitechapel Road
Station
Swansea Station
Kings Cross Station
Light Blue
Cwmdonkin Park
The Angel, Islington
Light Blue
Gower
Euston Road
Light Blue
Dylan Thomas Centre
Pentonville Road
Pink
Swansea City AFC
Pall Mall
Pink
The Ospreys
Whitehall
Pink
The New Stadium Swansea
Northumberland Avenue
Station
Mumbles Lighthouse
Marylebone Station
Orange
Challenge Valley
Bow Street
Orange
Oxford Street
Marlborough Street
Orange
Plymouth Street
Vine Street
Red
Salubrious Place
Strand
Red
Brangwyn Hall
Fleet Street
Red
National Waterfront Museum
Trafalgar Square
Station
Quadrant Bus Station
Fenchurch Street Station
Yellow
Mumbles Pier
Leicester Square
Yellow
Plantasia
Coventry Street
Yellow
Wind Street
Piccadilly
Green
The Tower
Regent Street
Green
DVLA
Oxford Street
Green
Swansea University
Bond Street
Station
Swansea Marina
Liverpool Street Station
Dark Blue
SA1
Park Lane
Dark Blue
Morgans Hotel
Mayfair
With so many changes to the city in the last 17 years, including the construction of the city’s new Arena, how should the Swansea version of Monopoly be updated for 2022?
This study was conducted by SolitaireBliss, an online gaming service with a wide array of card games and challenges available to play for free.