‘In poor structural condition due to wear resulting from age’ is not how you’d expect David Beckham to be described.
So you’ll be pleased to hear it doesn’t apply to him – but to his £31.5 million townhouse in London’s super-posh Holland Park.
Becks and wife Victoria already pumped £8 million into renovating their ageing Victorian villa in 2016, which has an indoor pool and wine cellar and even had separate quarters where Brooklyn used to live before he moved in with fiancée Nicola Peltz.
At the time, it was reported they enlisted the help of top interior designer Kelly Hoppen, before replacing her with Rose Uniacke.
But it still needs urgent structural repairs – with a raised terrace so close to collapse that it’s been sealed off.
The Beckhams are keen to get on with urgent repairs but, as a local has said, because it’s Grade II listed ‘they can’t do anything without council approval’.
Pictured: The Beckhams’ £31.5million Grade II listed home in Holland Park, west London, is in need of urgent structural repairs
Posh and Becks (pictured in London last month) already pumped £8 million into renovating the ageing Victorian villa in London’s Holland Park, but it is still needs urgent structural repairs
Monochrome: It boasts black and white tiling with a diamond pattern covered by a wrought iron and glass canopy
The couple spent £8million on renovating their palatial Grade II-listed townhouse, creating a host of home improvements
The former footballer’s family dinners are often served at a banquet-style wooden dining table
Family: The Beckham family pictured on New Year’s Eve in 2019 in what looks like the home’s basement wine cellar
The statement dining piece is paired with a white padded bench with a row of glass pendant lights hanging overhead
It was reported they enlisted the help of top interior designer Kelly Hoppen, before replacing her with Rose Uniacke
The UK’s most famous power couple bought the four-storey detached period home for an estimated £31.5million in 2013 as an inner-city replacement for their sprawling Hertfordshire estate – which had been dubbed Beckingham Palace.
Because it is a Grade II listed building, the couple had to submit 50 planning applications to renovate the home when they first bought it.
It took three years for the family to transform the property into a luxury family home and they moved in in 2016.
The six-bedroom house was built in the mid-19th century, and features six bedrooms, a gym, cinema room, play room and spa room.
Meanwhile, a seventh bedroom was converted into a dressing room and beauty room for David and Victoria’s extensive wardrobe.
The property reportedly also featured an access tunnel for staff and security leading to a second smaller mews property they bought at the same time without being seen.
Pictured: The kitchen features dark gloss units with a slate-inspired counter top and a statement island at its centre
Pictured: Footballer Beckham cooks up a storm at the home’s double a black four-oven Aga with gas stove tops
Pictured: Victoria and Romeo’s TikTok video offered a glimpse inside the kitchen, which has an island unit lined by bar stools and with saucepans hanging overhead. Meanwhile, open shelving over the sink displays a selection of glassware
Very ice! Victoria showcased their ice drawer in their idyllic kitchen in a picture shared online with her loyal fanbase
Cosy: Victoria once shared a photo of her boys playing guitar in a tepee in their back garden
Making a splash: Victoria fills an inflatable swimming pool in the family’s spacious and well-maintained back garden
Shortly after the purchase, the couple installed air conditioning and a sound system so that music could be played in every room, controlled by a phone or computer.
It was also reported that they planned on adding specially designed waterproof plasma TVs in every bathroom.
Their children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and daughter Harper took over the second floor of the house which has three bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms.
The kitchen is done out with dark gloss units with a slate-inspired counter top, housing the family’s trendy cooking accessories.
A large statement island boasts the family’s oven as well as wooden handles that perfectly offset the dark accents while a wall-mounted television is neatly tucked away on a wall opposite.
The lower ground floor includes a study, a gym and massage room, three service rooms and a small garden and there is an underground garage where the family kept their fleet of cars.
Marble: Victoria regularly posts photos while posing in an enviable marble bathroom at the £31.5million home
The seventh bedroom was converted into a dressing room and walk-in wardrobe for their extensive collection (pictured right)
A helping hand: Victoria and her son Brooklyn in the home’s dressing room and walk in wardrobe (pictured left and right)
Living areas are kept simple with neutral sofas and minimalist decor, although a Tracey Emin artwork provides a focal point
Cruz pictured in front of their statement marble fireplace
Victoria Beckham, 44, regularly gives fans a glimpse of her and David’s enviable family home by sharing photos online
The luxurious property is worth an estimated 44 times more than the average London property, with Zoopla putting the average property sale price as £705,783 in the last 12 months.
David and Victoria reportedly sold their 12 acre Hertfordshire home, known as Beckingham Palace, for £12million, having purchased it three months after their 1999 wedding for £2.5million.
However, they also own homes in Miami, two in Dubai, a £6.15million home in the Cotswolds and a £2.6million holiday home in the South of France.