There’s a lot of Freddie Mercury appreciation going on in the capital at the moment. From an exhibition on his most iconic outfits to a recent mural at Wembley to celebrate his 80th birthday. But did you know that Freddie Mercury’s last London home is still looking for a buyer?
Garden Lodge, on Logan Place in Kensington, went on the market in 2024 with a value of over £30 million. You might have thought that a legend’s house would be snapped up in no time, but a September 2026 report has revealed that it remains unsold.
The history of Garden Lodge
Garden Lodge is a large Edwardian house, built in 1907 for the artists Cecil Rea and Constance Halford. It stayed an artists’ address until 1980, when the Queen frontman bought it. Rumour has it, he made an offer the first time he saw it.
He renovated the house to suit his more eclectic style and lived there until he died in 1991, which is why it is best known today as his last residence.
The eight-bedroom house has a drawing room with a wraparound gallery, a Japanese sitting room and a dressing room that boasts mirrored floors and ceiling. It’s the drawing room that held one of the most interesting tidbits, being the place where Freddie composed perhaps his most famous song, Bohemian Rhapsody, on his grand piano.
The sale of the property
Mercury left the house to lifelong friend Mary Austin, who inherited it under his will. She listed it through Knight Frank in 2024, and it’s still on the market two years later. Austin has said she wants a buyer who will keep the house rather than demolish it.
The house might not be sold, but the contents of it already have new owners. In September 2023, 59 of Mercury’s possessions from the house sold at Sotheby’s for £12.2 million, including the grand piano from the drawing room.
So the house has gone from artists’ studio-home to a rock star’s private refuge, and now to one of the more closely watched properties on the London market. For now, Garden Lodge is still for sale, so if you have an extra £30 million lying around, the legendary home could be yours.
