British Podcaster Steven Bartlett Lists Cape Town Mansion for R189 Million, Double What He Paid
- Podcast star Steven Bartlett put his Cape Town mansion on the market for R189 million, just two years after purchasing it
- The British entrepreneur reportedly spent only about a month at the Bishopscourt property during his two years of ownership
- South Africans took to social media to question whether international buyers are pricing locals out of the Cape Town property market
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British podcast star Steven Bartlett has listed his Bishopscourt mansion for R189 million, more than double the roughly R93 million he paid for the Cape Town property approximately two years ago. The asking price has reignited a heated conversation about soaring property values in Cape Town and the growing influence of international buyers in the local market.
Bartlett, 34, is best known as the host of The Diary of a CEO, widely regarded as Europe's most popular business podcast. The show consistently ranks among the top 10 most downloaded podcasts in both the United States and United Kingdom, and charts regularly in South Africa too. Its YouTube channel has amassed 19.6 million subscribers, with the show surpassing 1 billion views and listens across YouTube, Spotify and Apple.
Inside Steven Bartlett's R189 million Bishopscourt home
The listing was first reported by UK publication The Times, with the Mail and Guardian also covering it earlier this month. Pam Golding holds the exclusive mandate to sell the property, which sits on a 7,447m² plot and features seven bedrooms and 9.5 bathrooms spread across three levels.
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The home comes loaded with luxury features, including a card room, cinema, gym, sauna and steam room, as well as a cellar. Bartlett's most notable addition to the property was reportedly a padel court. According to The Times, he spent only about a month at the mansion across the two years he owned it.
The listing stands out sharply in Bishopscourt's small market. Property24 currently shows only four homes for sale in the suburb, with Bartlett's property priced well above the next most expensive listing, which sits at R75 million. The Times also quoted a neighbour who raised concerns about what a transaction at that price level could mean for rates in the surrounding area.
Watch a tour of Bartlett's Bishopscourt mansion below:
Mzansi reacts to the listing
The news drew sharp responses from South Africans online, many of whom pointed to foreign ownership as a key driver of unaffordable property prices. According to Lightstone data, two out of every five homes valued at more than R20 million sold in the decade to 2025 were purchased by a foreign buyer.
@HowieCombrink wrote:
"It's these guys who are driving the property market up so that South Africans can't afford it. When will the City of Cape Town start thinking about this seriously and putting South Africans first? It makes me wonder what the Democratic Alliance's intentions are for the Mother City. Is it for South Africans or foreigners?"
@Patience_Molepo asked:
"Kanti, is the property market in Cape Town not regulated? Because people are out here seemingly thumbsucking the resale value of their properties. Some of these property prices are beyond ridiculous and don't make sense. Not sure why the City of Cape Town sees nothing wrong with this."
@_Android8Teen pushed back against blaming foreign buyers alone:
"Ordinary South Africans are responsible for this mess. Greedy private sellers. After no one can afford to live in Cape Town, they will blame the DA. Meanwhile, they are driving their own property prices up by selling to foreigners at high markups."
@j_jolounge noted the double standard:
"That time it's so hard owning property overseas without you having some residency there. But people do, and they please here in SA."
Other articles on property sales
Steven Bartlett isn't the only celebrity whose property is on sale. Here are some celebrities whose properties are listed for sale, as reported by Briefly News:
- Sizwe Dhlomo’s childhood home in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, was listed for sale for R1.6 million.
- On 13 August 2026, Lasizwe's Bryanston townhouse quietly surfaced on Property24 with a R3.8 million asking price.
- Disgraced hip-hop icon Sean 'Diddy' Combs put his Star Island mansion on the market for $55 million while serving a prison sentence.
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