Fire devastates Grade II-listed mansion on London's millionaire's row
26 May 2025, 10:00
A huge blaze ripped through Hollybush House, a six-bedroom £4.5million house on the affluent Hadley Green Road, in the early hours of this morning.
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The fire broke out shortly after 1am and engulfed the entire roof, as well as much of the ground and first floors of the property, according to the London Fire Brigade.
The London Fire Brigade said the structure of the house had "suffered a partial collapse."
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters attended the blaze.
A total of eight calls were made to the Fire Brigade, with crews first mobilised from Southgate, Barnet, Finchley, and surrounding fire stations at 1:10am.
The London Fire Brigade reported that the fire was under control at 7am this morning, but that firefighters will remain on the scene this morning to extinguish remaining "hot spots."
There are no reports of any injuries.
Crews remain at the scene of the fire at a house in #Barnet.
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) May 26, 2025
One of our 32-metre turntable ladders is being used as a water tower, to tackle the fire from above https://t.co/SCwJYoLvbV pic.twitter.com/8NW1gwcXES
Pictures released by the London Fire Brigade show the fire tearing through the roof and upper floors of the main house.
The two-storey Georgian house was covered in scaffolding, indicating it had been undergoing renovations.
Hollybush House is located on Hadley Green Road in Barnet, North London, where the average house price is £1.75million.
Hollybush House, a six-bedroom 18th century mansion that boasts a 2.23-acre garden complete with a pond and heated swimming pool, was last sold in 2020 for £4.5million.
The house had a floor space of 6,300 square feet with offices, the cottage and outbuildings adding a further 3,000 square feet.
Hadley Green Road is known for its affluent residents, with the explorer David Livingstone and novelist Fanny Trollope previously owning properties there.
