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REVEALED: Inside the Junior Apprentice house
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This year’s Junior Apprentice has been rebranded as the Young Apprentice, but the compulsive viewing and competitive element still remains. Quick synopsis for those who may not be avid viewers – a group of 16-17 year olds are put through their paces by Lord Sugar as they compete in various tasks to prove themselves worthy of a £25,000 prize that will help them up the career ladder.
In case you didn’t know, we’re a little curious here at Zoopla and more interested in the property side of things. Earlier this year we revealed where The Apprentice (Junior’s big brother) house was located – and we’ve struck gold again thanks to the Zoopla Property Archive and bring you the Junior Apprentice house which is located on Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 where average property values are £1,591,377.
It’s a significant property that’s had a serious refurb a few years ago. No expense has been spared on the refurbishment which provides 6,900 sq ft / 641 sq m of exceptional living space and features a 110 ft south west facing garden. What is interesting is that according to the Zoopla Property Archive we are able to tell you that the property was listed for sale back in February of this year with a hefty £15,750,000 price tag. What we’re not sure of is whether it actually sold – we’ll try and find out.
The property features include:
Lower Ground - His & hers studies, Kitchen/Breakfast area, Cinema, Sitting Room, Laundry
Ground Floor - Dining Room, Drawing Room, Sitting Room, Wet Bar (can anyone help us with that), Staff bedroom (ensuite), Garage
First Floor - Dressing Room, walk in wardrobe, Sauna, Master Bedroom with balcony
Second Floor - Four bedrooms – all ensuite
So, what do you think of the property? Let us know in the comments below.
Zoopla launch heatmaps of UK property values
Heatmap of UK property values
We’ve just launched a very exciting new and unique way to look at UK property values on Zoopla.co.uk.
Welcome to our property heatmaps which show the average current property value of homes across the UK in a clear and easy to visualise format. The new heatmaps can be found on all maps across the Zoopla website and can be viewed at varying zoom levels down to individual postcodes.
In addition to the new heatmaps on the property market overview pages, we have also added a variety of other valuable local property information that provides an essential research tool for potential house hunters. This data is located on the ‘market overview’ pages of Zoopla.co.uk. These newly launched stats include (for any geographic area):
- the number of properties on the market
- average asking prices – property for sale and to rent
- the average size of properties in the area
- the average price per square foot
We feel that the addition of heatmaps to our site allows our users to easily visualise the relative property values in any area of the country. Together with the unique market data we are now making available, this is all part of our mission to empower our users with the information they need to make the right property decisions and to become the most useful property resource in the UK.
So, if you like them why not click the buttons at the bottom of the post or leave a comment and let us know what you think.
How the heatmaps work
To generate our heatmaps, we use our current value estimates to generate a color gradient overlay. In this color overlay, different colors correspond to the different average property values in each geographic area. Higher value areas tend towards red, and lower value areas tend towards blue. The value scale is dynamic and relative: Red in one locality may not have the same value as red in another locality, but on any given map, red is always higher value than blue. By making the scale dynamic, we make it easier to see the variation that exists within any locality. If we didn’t do this, West London would be red, and the rest of the country subtle shades of blue – clearly not very useful! To determine which colours correspond to which values, you can consult the value pin markers displayed on the map. The value pins show the average value for that specific location, and contain links to the market overview pages for those specific localities.
Heatmap of London property values
London Heatmap (click image to zoom)
Heatmap of Glasgow property values
Glasgow Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Manchester property values
Manchester Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Birmingham property values
Birmingham heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Bristol property values
Bristol Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Nottingham property values
Nottingham Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Liverpool property values
Liverpool Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Leeds property values
Leeds Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Sheffield property values
Sheffield Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Edinburgh property values
Edinburgh Heatmap (click to zoom)
Heatmap of Cardiff property values
Cardiff Heatmap (click to zoom)
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Win an iPad every month in the Zoopla Facebook competition
Eligibility: This contest is open to residents of the United Kingdom who must be 18 or older. One entry per user only. The user must have a Facebook account and must ‘like’Zoopla on Facebook to be entered. Zoopla employees are not eligible to enter.
Duration: This current contest will run until 23.59hrs on 30th June 2011 and run every month thereafter until further notice.
The prize: an iPad 2, 16GB, Wi-Fi version in black or white – winner will get a choice, subject to availability. The winner is responsible for any monthly contract or equivalent that may be associated with their prize.
How to enter: A Facebook account is required to enter this contest. Users need to ‘like’the Zoopla Facebook page and answer the current competition question by posting their answer on the Zoopla Facebook wall in order to be entered into the prize draw. The winner will be selected via a prize draw of all successful entrants made by the competition closing date. No cash equivalent or alternative product will be an option. Zoopla Ltd reserves the right to change the prizes or intervals at any time without any prior notice. The judges’decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The winner: One winner will be announced through our Facebook Page and contacted via their Facebook account. If the winner does not respond within 10 days after announcement, a new winner will be chosen.
Competition partners:
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Oooh look, it’s The Apprentice house exclusively revealed by Zoopla.co.uk #apprentice
The 2011 Apprentice House - estimated value of £4,669,636 by Zoopla.co.uk
We love all things property here at Zoopla.co.uk and firmly believe information and good research is the key to making smarter property decisions.
So, whilst watching the first two episodes of the BBC’s The Apprentice earlier this week, we couldn’t help become a little curious as to where exactly this year’s stunning house is located.
We knew the property would be on Zoopla because we list every UK home (all 27m) in our home values section. So, we were hopeful we’d be able to unearth some juicy inside info on this year’s house for you. We weren’t disappointed…
We’d seen the front of the house in the show in Tuesday’s episode (9.03 mins in on BBC iPlayer) where the sixteen hopefuls would call home as they compete to win a £250,000 investment to start their own company, with Lord Sugar as their business partner and so we were hunting a huge pad with a sizeable value tag to match – see below.
The next clue came as Apprentice narrator, Mark Halliley, repeatedly stated “Richmond” as this years location for the house. So, a little navigation in map view (we’ve incorporated Google Street View on Zoopla), then a quick trip to confirm our suspicions and now we can exclusively reveal that the house is actually located on Christchurch Road, East Sheen, London, SW14.
So, what specifics can Zoopla.co.uk tell us about the area and the house?
Average property values in East Sheen are currently £667,199
The average value of property in Christchurch Road, SW14 is £1,266,477
The current Zoopla property value of this year’s Apprentice house is £4,669,636
Then if we look at the property details page on Zoopla we can tell you that the house is a 7-bedroomed, detached, freehold property with 6 bathrooms, 3 receptions and is currrently valued at £4,669,741. We suspect that one of the other rooms (games room / study) is being currently used as a bedroom so that the sixteen (although now 14…games room returns?) hopefuls can each share an en-suite room.
Digging deeper and into the Zoopla Property Archive, where we store historic records of properties from across the UK that at one time have been for sale or to rent on the open market in the last 10 years, we can also see that the property was previously listed for sale on 31st Mar 2004 for £1,800,000 and detailed as a 5-bedroom detached house at that point.
Our sold price records (we have over 16.6m dating back to 1995) show that the Apprentice house was sold on 23rd Apr 2004 for £1,715,000…£85,000 less than the original asking price.
We’ve also done a little more research and found out that the property that was bought in 2004 was then demolished and the stunning property we see on our screens was born!
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Zoopla Poll: 67% choose location over size and price when renting
Are you a registered user of Zoopla? Are you a little bit curious when it comes to property related matters? Then why not suggest a poll for us to run live on the Zoopla.co.uk website?
As a registered user of Zoopla you can suggest any property related poll to test the market, find out what those active in the property market are currently thinking or research a specific topic you’re curious about.
Suggest a poll here (right hand side) and we’ll consider making it live on Zoopla today.
As always, please feel free to share and use this information, all we ask is that you credit the source as Zoopla.co.uk and link to either Zoopla.co.uk or blog.zoopla.co.uk. Thank you.
Property to rent on Zoopla.co.uk
