Are The Flats From Only Fools And Horses Still There?

The iconic building is still standing to this day, 18 years after the classic sitcom came to an end.

Where are the flats used in Only Fools and Horses?

Whitemead House featured as a filming location in Only Fools and Horses, portraying the exterior of Del Boy’s Boy’s fictional Peckham high rise flats famously named ‘Nelson Mandela House’.

How much is Del Boys flat worth now?

The pricey Berkshire stately home worth £150 million
In 2021, the researchers value the home at a staggering £150 million. In 1978, the rent would’ve have a totally unaffordable £26,500 a month. In 2021? It’s a colossal £561,798.

Where is Delboys flat?

While this flat is in Peckham, Del Boy’s one in Only Fools And Horses was in fact Harlech Tower in Acton, West London.

Where was the high-rise flats in Only Fools and Horses?

Harlech Tower is a towerblock on Park Road, Acton, West London, and part of the South Acton Estate, now known as Acton Gardens. The towerblock is near several others on the same estate and was used as the exterior scenes of “Nelson Mandela House” in Only Fools And Horses from 1981 to 1985.

Does Nelson Mandela House exist?

The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962.

Where was Nelson Mandela House in Fools and Horses?

Peckham
Location. Nelson Mandela House is a block of flats in Peckham, south London; perhaps one of the ones adjacent to Peckham Rye Common.

Who lives in Only Fools and Horses flat?

Del Boy and the family lived together in the flat situated in fictional Nelson Mandela House in Peckham, southeast London. The building was seen at the beginning of every episode during the title sequence. However, in reality, the actual block of flats was Harlech Tower which is in Ealing, 13 miles away from Peckham.

Does Del Boy get his money back?

After he eventually returns, Del gets a phone call from the producer, telling them that he got the final question right, and will be given his prize money as well as another go on the show.

Was Del falling through the bar scripted?

But the falling through the bar scene was a late addition to the show, hastily written into the Yuppy Love script when Trigger actor Roger Lloyd Pack became suddenly available.

Where was Rodney and Cassandra’s flat?

Rodney lives with Cassandra, their daughter Joan, Del, Del’s “significant other” Raquel and their son Damien at Flat 368 on the twelfth floor of the fictional Nelson Mandela House in Dockside Estate, Peckham, London.

How much is the flat worth in Only Fools and Horses?

According to the research, the Nelson Mandela house flat in the sitcom – actually filmed in Ealing – would be worth £497,000 or £644 per sq ft. The same three-bed apartment in leafy Chelsea would fetch a neat £1.3million, and only £67,000 if situated in the cheapest postcode of Newcastle in the North East.

Where do the Trotters live?

Derek “Del Boy” Trotter (played by David Jason), a South London “fly” trader, lives in a council flat in a high-rise tower block, Nelson Mandela House, in Peckham, South London, with his much younger brother, Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), and their elderly grandad (Lennard Pearce).

What tower block did Del Boy live in?

The location: Harlech Tower, W3 8TZ. The scene: We’re all familiar with Del Boy and Rodney’s humble abode: a garishly decorated flat crammed with inflatable dolls and dodgy computers in a council high-rise called Nelson Mandela House.

What floor did Del Boy live on?

He lives with Rodney, Cassandra, Raquel and their son Damien at door 368 on the twelfth floor of the fictional Nelson Mandela House in the Dockside Estate, Peckham, London. Before that, he lives in an old detached house in 39 Orchard Street with his mother, father and grandfather.

Who lives in Nelson Mandela House?

Both Mandela and Tutu were Nobel Peace Prize winners. Mandela now lives with his third wife, Graca Machel, widow of former Mozambique president Samora Machel. The pair were married on Mandela’s 80th birthday.

Is Peckham a real place?

Peckham (/ˈpɛkəm/) is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Charing Cross.

Who bought Mandela a house in Houghton?

magnate Brett Kebble
It was after weeks of speculation that his death in the Houghton residence was confirmed by then President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. MMadiba’s first Houghton home was bought in 1992 for R525 000 before being sold to former mining magnate Brett Kebble for R3M in 2000.

Where is the market in Only Fools and Horses?

Some of the very early episodes filmed around north London mostly around Chapel Street Market – most of which are still recognisable!

Where is the Nags Head from Only Fools and Horses?

Located in Farringdon, London, the pop-up pub will roll back the clock with bargain 1980s prices – 83p for a pint – compliments of Del and Rodney Trotter!

Who owns Mandela House?

the Soweto Heritage Trust
Staff at Mandela House allow 20 visitors in at a time for ease of access. The Mandela House is managed by the Soweto Heritage Trust, which was formed in 1997 with then-President Nelson Mandela as its founder.