From a three-bedroom bungalow on a quiet street in Barbados to a $13.8 million mansion in the hills above Beverly Hills, Rihanna’s property story is one of the most remarkable in celebrity real estate. She has bought, sold, rented and flipped homes across Los Angeles, New York, London and her native Barbados — and unlike many stars, she has done it with a sharp eye for the deal, buying the house next door to her own mansion and flipping a $21 million penthouse within a year.
This is the full, verified story of the Rihanna house portfolio: the Beverly Hills mansion she shares with A$AP Rocky and their three children, the $22 million Barbados villa, and the humble childhood home on a street that now bears her name.
Who Is Rihanna?
Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on 20 February 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. She grew up in a three-bedroom bungalow in the Westbury neighbourhood of Bridgetown with her parents and two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad.
She was discovered at 16 by American record producer Evan Rogers while he was on holiday in Barbados, and signed to Jay-Z’s Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her debut single, “Pon de Replay”, was a hit that same year, and “Umbrella” (2007) made her a global superstar. She has since won nine Grammy Awards and sold hundreds of millions of records.
Beyond music, she built a business empire: Fenty Beauty launched in 2017, followed by the Savage X Fenty lingerie line in 2018 and Fenty Hair in 2024. In August 2021, Forbes named her a billionaire, largely on the strength of Fenty Beauty. On 30 November 2021, Barbados declared her a National Hero as the country became a republic.
Her partner is rapper A$AP Rocky, and they have three children together: sons RZA (born May 2022) and Riot (born August 2023), and daughter Rocki (born September 2025).
Where Does Rihanna Live Now?
Rihanna’s main home is a 1930s mansion on Heather Road in the Beverly Hills Post Office area of Los Angeles, which she bought in March 2021 for $13.8 million. She lives there with A$AP Rocky and their three children.
She also still owns a beachside villa at One Sandy Lane in Barbados, bought in 2013 for $22 million, and reportedly still owns a smaller condo in Century City, Los Angeles.
Rihanna’s $13.8M Beverly Hills Mansion
Rihanna bought her current home on 16 March 2021, paying $13.8 million for the property at 9531 Heather Road in Beverly Hills. The deal was first reported by Dirt and The Real Deal, and the home was listed for sale at $13.95 million before she bought it.
The house sits on a half-acre of gated, hedge-lined land in the mountains above Beverly Hills, near Coldwater Canyon, in the exclusive Beverly Hills Post Office area. Her neighbours include Sir Paul McCartney — her collaborator on “FourFiveSeconds” — as well as Mariah Carey and Madonna.
| Detail | Fact |
|---|---|
| Purchase price | $13.8 million |
| Purchase date | March 2021 |
| Location | 9531 Heather Road, Beverly Hills, California |
| Size | Around 7,628 sq ft |
| Bedrooms / Bathrooms | 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms |
| Lot | Around half an acre (21,958 sq ft) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Style | Modern farmhouse / colonial |
| Seller | Tech entrepreneur Daniel Starr |
The home was originally built in 1938 and was substantially rebuilt by its previous owner, tech entrepreneur Daniel Starr, who bought it in 2016 and renovated it — a project that was featured on an episode of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing. The Savills listing described the house as a “living experience” designed to play with the senses.
Inside, the listing highlighted a chef’s kitchen, a cocktail bar, French oak flooring, floor-to-ceiling pocket doors, and formal living and family areas. Outside, the property has a central courtyard, a custom swimming pool and spa, a cabana terrace and a fire pit lounge, plus a private gym.
Just months after buying it, in July 2021, Rihanna listed the mansion for rent at $80,000 a month, according to The Real Deal — although the house remains her main residence. In March 2026, the home made headlines again when shots were fired at its gate while Rihanna was inside; a suspect was taken into custody and nobody was harmed, police confirmed.
The $10 Million House Next Door
Weeks after buying the Heather Road mansion, Rihanna bought the house directly next door for $10 million. The Tudor-style property is smaller — around 3,500 square feet, with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms on 0.46 acres — but it comes with a large swimming pool and gave her a private compound of two neighbouring homes in one of Los Angeles’ most guarded neighbourhoods.
Buying the house next door is a classic celebrity privacy move, and Rihanna is far from the only star to do it — but few have done it within weeks of their main purchase.
Rihanna’s Barbados Homes
The childhood bungalow on Rihanna Drive
Rihanna grew up in a modest three-bedroom bungalow on Westbury New Road in Saint Michael, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados. She lived there until she was 16, when she left for the United States to pursue music.
In November 2017, the Barbadian government renamed the street in her honour. Westbury New Road is now Rihanna Drive, and the house — a green-and-yellow bungalow with red trim and a bright blue pavement — is a cultural landmark that fans visit from around the world. It remains a private residence, not a museum. In 2026, Rihanna returned to the house with her three children, posing for photographs outside the home where she grew up.
The $22 million One Sandy Lane villa
In 2013, Rihanna bought a beachside villa at One Sandy Lane in Barbados for $22 million. The 10,000-square-foot villa is one of eight adjacent condos near the famous Sandy Lane Hotel, and it has five en-suite bedrooms — each with its own private terrace and dressing room — plus a swimming pool, a private gym and a 24-hour concierge.
She still owns the villa, which sits not far from a five-bedroom home she bought for her mother in 2012.
Rihanna’s Property Portfolio
| Property | Location | Year bought | Price paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills mansion (Heather Road) | Beverly Hills, California | 2021 | $13.8 million | Current main home |
| House next door (Tudor) | Beverly Hills, California | 2021 | $10 million | Owned |
| One Sandy Lane villa | Barbados | 2013 | $22 million | Owned |
| The Century penthouse (Penthouse 40) | Century City, Los Angeles | 2023 | $21 million | Sold May 2024 for ~$20.8 million |
| Century City penthouse (smaller unit) | Century City, Los Angeles | 2014 | $5.5 million | Reportedly still owned |
| Hollywood Hills villa | Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles | 2017 | $6.8 million | Sold 2022 for ~$6.55 million |
| Pacific Palisades mansion | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles | 2012 | $12 million | Sold 2016 for $11.2 million |
| First Beverly Hills mansion | Beverly Hills Post Office, Los Angeles | 2009 | $6.9 million | Sold 2011 for $5.03 million |
| West Hollywood house | West Hollywood, California | 2015 | $2.75 million | Sold 2015 for $2.85 million |
| Childhood bungalow | Rihanna Drive, Bridgetown, Barbados | Family home | — | Private residence, cultural landmark |
Buying, Selling and Renting: The Full Story
Rihanna’s first Los Angeles home was a $6.9 million mansion in the Beverly Hills Post Office area, bought in 2009. The three-storey contemporary home, around 8,520 square feet, turned out to have serious water damage. She sold it in a short sale for $5.03 million in 2011 and sued the developer and others involved in the sale; the lawsuit was settled in 2014. The house was later renovated and bought by John Legend and Chrissy Teigen for $14.1 million in 2016.
In 2012 she bought a mansion in Pacific Palisades for $12 million. The home, around 9,500 square feet with six bedrooms, was plagued by break-ins, and after renting it out for $65,000 a month she sold it in 2016 for $11.2 million.
She bought a Hollywood Hills villa in 2017 for $6.8 million — the same year she launched Fenty Beauty. The 7,130-square-foot home had six bedrooms, but after an intruder broke in and stayed in the house for 12 hours, she moved out. She listed it for $7.5 million in 2018, rented it out for $35,000 a month, and finally sold it in 2022 for about $6.55 million.
Her quickest deal came in West Hollywood in 2015, when she bought a 2,600-square-foot, five-bedroom house for $2.75 million and sold it three months later for $2.85 million — a $100,000 profit in a single season.
In high-rise living, she bought a penthouse in Century City for $5.5 million in 2014. Then in March 2023 she bought the famous “Mansion in the Sky” — Penthouse 40, a full-floor, roughly 9,300-square-foot unit at The Century in Century City — for $21 million. The penthouse had previously belonged to Friends star Matthew Perry (2017–2021) and then to Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar. Rihanna reportedly never moved in, and listed it in March 2024 for $24.95 million. It sold in May 2024 for around $20.8 million — a small loss on a home she never lived in.
Between purchases, she has rented some of the most expensive homes in the world: a Manhattan penthouse in Chinatown from 2013 to 2017 (rent rising from $39,000 to $50,000 a month), the concrete “Fortress” mansion in Hollywood Hills from 2014 to 2017 for $60,000 a month, a 19th-century house in London’s St John’s Wood in 2018 for a reported $25,000 a week, and a Hamptons retreat in the summer of 2020 for $415,000 a month.
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FAQs
Where does Rihanna live now?
Rihanna lives in Beverly Hills, California, in a $13.8 million mansion on Heather Road that she bought in March 2021. She shares the home with her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, and their three children.
How much did Rihanna pay for her Beverly Hills house?
Rihanna paid $13.8 million for her Beverly Hills mansion in March 2021. The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home is around 7,628 square feet and sits on about half an acre in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.
Does Rihanna own a house in Barbados?
Yes. Rihanna owns a $22 million beachside villa at One Sandy Lane in Barbados, bought in 2013, with five en-suite bedrooms, a pool, a private gym and a 24-hour concierge. Her childhood home — a three-bedroom bungalow on what is now Rihanna Drive in Bridgetown — is a private residence and a cultural landmark.
How many houses does Rihanna own?
Rihanna’s current homes include her main Beverly Hills mansion and the $10 million house next door, her $22 million One Sandy Lane villa in Barbados, and reportedly a smaller condo in Century City, Los Angeles. She has bought and sold at least nine properties in Los Angeles and Barbados since 2009.
Did Rihanna sell her $21 million penthouse?
Yes. Rihanna bought the full-floor “Mansion in the Sky” penthouse at The Century in Century City for $21 million in March 2023. She listed it for $24.95 million in March 2024 and sold it in May 2024 for around $20.8 million, having reportedly never moved in.
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