The Ricky Gervais house story has two halves this autumn. In north London, the comedian lives in a nine-bedroom Hampstead mansion reported at around £14.75 million. In Buckinghamshire, he has just put a flood-prone riverside home on the market for £2.95 million, months after finally winning planning permission to rebuild it. Reports say a buyer appeared within days, which makes it one of the more talked-about celebrity property moves of the season.

This guide covers who Ricky Gervais is, where he lives, what we know about both properties, and what the Marlow sale shows about buying near a river in the UK. Prices and dates come from published reports. Where outlets disagree, we flag it instead of picking a side.

Ricky Gervais House at a Glance

• Main home: nine-bedroom mansion in Hampstead, north London, reported at £14.5 million to £14.75 million
• Riverside home: detached house with a private mooring and tennis court in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
• Marlow asking price: £2.95 million, listed with Savills in early September 2026
• Marlow purchase price: £2.75 million in 2014
• Planning status: permission granted in April 2026 to replace the 1920s house with a new build
• Other property: reports say he also owns two flats in New York

Who Is Ricky Gervais?

Ricky Dene Gervais was born on 25 June 1961 in Reading, Berkshire, and grew up in the Whitley area of the town. He studied at University College London, switching from biology to philosophy and graduating in 1983. It was at UCL that he met Jane Fallon, who later became a television producer and novelist. They have been a couple since 1982.

Gervais came to comedy late. He had played in a short-lived band and worked in radio before he co-created The Office with Stephen Merchant. The BBC series, which ran from 2001 to 2003, made David Brent a national comic figure. Extras followed from 2005 to 2007, and he later created Derek and After Life, which ran on Netflix from 2019 to 2022. He has also hosted the Golden Globes five times, most recently in 2020.

Estimates of his wealth vary widely. The Daily Mail has put his fortune at about £53 million, while Hello! has quoted £120 million, so treat any single figure with caution. The couple have never married, but Gervais told Saga Magazine this year that they plan to, with inheritance tax as the practical reason. Under current rules, unmarried partners do not get the spouse exemption, and estates above the £325,000 threshold are taxed at 40 per cent. That is general information rather than tax advice.

Where Does Ricky Gervais Live?

London is home. Gervais and Fallon live in Hampstead, the leafy north London neighbourhood beside the Heath that has long attracted musicians, actors and writers. According to Hello!, they bought their current house in 2024 for about £14.5 million, partly because it came with a garden big enough for a tennis court. Other outlets, including Chortle, put the price at £14.75 million, so the true figure sits somewhere in that range.

It is not their first Hampstead address. Reports say the couple moved into an eight-bedroom house in the area in 2016 and later sold it to upsize. The current Ricky Gervais house sits well above that one on price, at about £14.5 million against roughly £10.8 million. Years earlier they owned a smaller Victorian house nearby, which Gervais renovated with a basement gym and pool. In 2008 the pair also bought an Upper East Side apartment in New York, according to The Real Deal.

The Buckinghamshire house is the second base. It is the Thames-side home in Marlow that Gervais called his “little country retreat” and bought in 2014. We are not publishing street addresses for any of these homes.

Inside the Ricky Gervais House in Hampstead

Full tours of the Hampstead home have not been published, so what we know comes from listing history and the photos Gervais has shared on Instagram. Homebuilding described a mahogany and marble staircase, which his cat Pickle has taken over, and a home office where he keeps his Emmys and Golden Globes. Hello! adds that the house has nine bathrooms, a spa and a gym, and that the couple received planning permission to build a new tennis court in the garden.

That mix says a lot about how the couple live. The big-ticket items are practical ones: space, a garden, somewhere to work and somewhere to exercise. Nothing about the house suggests a showpiece for visitors. It reads more like a very large family home for two people and a cat, in one of the most expensive postcodes in London.

The Marlow Riverside Home and Its Sale

The Marlow property, the second Ricky Gervais house on his books, is where the recent news is. Gervais bought the house in 2014 for £2.75 million. It stands on the Thames with a private mooring, a tennis court, a pond and extensive gardens. Most reports describe it as a four-bedroom house from the 1920s, although one earlier report called it a three-bedroom home.

The history is a long planning saga. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead refused his first application in 2024, and the plans were put on hold in March 2025 after the Environment Agency raised flood concerns. The house has flooded at least five times since 1947. A second application succeeded in April 2026, with a ground floor raised by 3ft and a 26ft flood buffer beside the river. The approved design was a new four-bedroom house with a gym, a grand entrance hall and a bedroom balcony over the tennis court. Chortle reported it as a £5 million project.

Wildlife added another hurdle. A bat survey recorded 333 soprano pipistrelles leaving the building in 2023, with a peak of 276 in 2025. Because of that, he would need a Natural England licence before work could start, and he agreed to pay £10,584 into the council’s carbon offset fund.

Then he decided to sell instead. Savills listed the house on about 7 September 2026 at £2.95 million and marketed it as a house to enjoy as it stands or rebuild with consent already in place. The Daily Mail reported on 17 September that a buyer had been found within days, and a summary of that report says Gervais is likely to face a loss once purchase costs and planning fees are counted. Some outlets say the sale has completed at £2.95 million. We could not find a completion record, so treat the final price as unconfirmed. We could not find a public explanation from Gervais for the decision to sell.

What the Sale Tells Us

In our reading, the Marlow listing shows how much value planning permission can carry. A buyer gets a working riverside house today and a consented rebuild later, which saves years of paperwork. The permission usually stays with the land rather than the owner, so it travels with the sale.

It also shows the other side of the ledger. Flood risk, bats and a neighbouring plot where a house is planned can all slow a project, even for a wealthy owner. The Ricky Gervais house in Marlow reportedly drew a buyer within days despite those issues, which suggests that Thames-side plots with a mooring still draw serious interest.

Lessons for Buyers

You do not need a celebrity budget to learn from this. If you are looking at a home near a river, check the long-term flood risk on the gov.uk flood risk service before you view it. Ask whether planning permission exists, what conditions it carries and when it expires. If the house has a loft or outbuildings, ask whether an ecology survey has been done, because protected species such as bats can delay building work for months. For another London celebrity sale, read our James Corden house tour or browse the full House Tour category.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Ricky Gervais live?

He lives in Hampstead, north London, with his partner Jane Fallon. He also owned a riverside house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, which is now for sale.

How much is the Ricky Gervais house in Hampstead worth?

Reports put it at between £14.5 million and £14.75 million. He bought it in 2024, according to Hello!.

Why is Ricky Gervais selling his Marlow home?

No reason has been given in the reports we found. They note that the sale followed his hard-won planning permission and came as he prepared to marry Jane Fallon, but the motive is not confirmed.

How much did he pay for the Marlow house?

He bought it for £2.75 million in 2014 and listed it in September 2026 for £2.95 million.

Has the Marlow house sold?

The Daily Mail reported that a buyer was found within days. We have not seen a confirmed completion price.

Is Ricky Gervais married?

Not yet. He and Jane Fallon have been together since 1982, and he has said they plan to marry.

Does Ricky Gervais own property in New York?

Reports say he owns two flats in New York. The Real Deal reported that he and Fallon bought an Upper East Side apartment in 2008.

Final Thoughts

The Ricky Gervais house portfolio shows two different property stories. One is a huge, comfortable Hampstead home built around a garden and a tennis court. The other is a flood-prone riverside plot that took years of planning to unlock and was then sold on. For buyers, the second one is the more useful lesson: check the risks, check the permissions and look at what the land allows before you fall for the view.