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What the London Monopoly board would look like now with modern house prices
The first Monopoly board game as we know it was released in 1935 and the colors and properties have remained the same ever since.
It was loosely based on property values at the time, but the board would look a little different if we factored in modern house prices.
Dark Blue
The most expensive roads in Monopoly are the Dark Blues: Mayfair and Park Lane. However, new research by gaming experts at�1337.Games�has found that wouldn’t be the case in 2024.
Mayfair is still most expensive, with a staggering average house value of �6,928,740 but the other Dark Blue wouldn’t be Park Lane, it would actually be Trafalgar Square.
In the original game, Trafalgar Square is one of the red properties, the fourth most expensive, but the average 2024 price of �3,855,331 puts it at the top.
Green
In the game, the next most expensive streets are the Green ones: Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street.
In 2024, Bond Street, with a value of �2,320,084, and Regent Street, at �2,320,084, would still be Green, but so would Leicester Square.
On the Monopoly board, that’s a yellow property, but the area’s current average home value of �2,511, 980 puts it at the top of the Greens.
Yellow
Next up are the Yellow properties, which in the original game are: Piccadilly, Coventry Street and Leicester Square.
These would be completely different in 2024, with Oxford Street, Marlborough Street and Park Lane making up the Yellow category.
Oxford Street has an average property value of �2,301,420, Marlborough Street is �2,091,575 and Park Lane �1,924,142.
Red
On a typical London Monopoly board, the Red ones come next: Trafalgar Square, Fleet Street and The Strand.
With 2024 prices, these would be entirely different too. Whitehall, Piccadilly and Vine Street would be Red properties.
The average house in Whitehall is a whopping �1,917,866, followed by Piccadilly at �1,602,778 and Vine Street at �1,577,725.
Orange
As we get towards the cheaper end of the board, the Orange areas are: Vine Street, Marlborough Street and Bow Street.
Bow Street is the only one that would remain an Orange in 2024, with an average home value of �1,060,941.
The other two would be Strand at �1,358,104 and Pall Mall at �1,112,683 with modern prices taken into consideration.
Pink
On a traditional Monopoly board, the Pink roads are next: Northumberland Avenue, Whitehall and Pall Mall.
Northumberland Avenue would still be in the same spot this year, with an average house value of �832,500.
The other Pink properties would be Fleet Street, with an average price of �797,357 and Coventry Street at �793,863.
Light Blue
Second to last expensive on the board are the Light Blues: Pentonville Road, Euston Road and The Angel Islington.
The Angel Islington would still be a Light Blue today, with a price of �533,719, as would Pentonville Road at �474,694.
However, the third one would be Whitechapel Road with an average price of �441,651, which is a Brown on the Monopoly board.
Brown
Finally, the worst properties in Monopoly are the Browns, which are first on the board: Whitechapel Road and Old Kent Road.
Interestingly, Old Kent Road would still be the cheapest in 2024 at �342,080. That means the cheapest and most expensive are both still the same.
However, the other Brown would be Euston Road with modern day prices, with an average cost of �430,602.
