Ed Sheeran spends £4million on houses next to his £20m London mansion and a flat above his Notting Hill restaurant ‘to stop neighbours complaining about noise’
- Singer has bought two houses next door to his £19.8million mansion in London
- He has also splashed out on a flat above his new restaurant in trendy Notting Hill
- Sheeran has built a property empire in the UK, racking up 22 different properties
- Pop star owns four houses in his Suffolk estate worth an estimated £2.8million
Ed Sheeran has bought two houses next door to his £19.8million mansion in London in a bid to stop neighbours complaining about the noise.
The megastar snapped up the properties after recently becoming aware that they were available following grumblings about ‘loud music and parties’.
He has also bought a flat above his trendy Notting Hill restaurant amid concerns that it could become an issue for the business venture.
In total it is believed the singer, 28, has spent £4million on the two properties near his London home and the small flat above the eaterie, which he acquired last year.
Superstar Ed Sheeran (left) has bought a flat above his trendy Notting Hill restaurant (shown right) amid concerns that it could become an issue for the business venture
A source told The Sun: ‘Ed’s had neighbours grumbling about noise before so when he got a chance to buy up the two houses next to his London home, he jumped at the chance.
‘Ed has not only made a wise investment but is limiting the chance of people grumbling about loud music or parties.
‘He also decided to buy the flat above his restaurant because that could have been a massive sticking point for the business going forward.’
Sheeran has built a property empire in the UK, racking up 22 different properties at a cost of nearly £47million.
The A-Team hitmaker, worth in the region of £80million, reportedly bought two flats near Shoreditch for £1.45million and six flats in Hammersmith for £5.6million.
He is also owns three homes in Holland Park costing £7.7million, and two houses in Chiswick which he bought for £3.7million.
He recently purchased a house and a restaurant in Notting Hill for £21.3million, while he owns four houses in his Suffolk estate worth an estimated £2.8million.
Last week it was revealed how Ed is using bales of hay to stop neighbours seeing the wildlife pond on his Suffolk estate they fear he is using as a swimming pool.
Last week it was revealed how Ed is using bales of hay to stop neighbours seeing the wildlife pond on his Suffolk estate they fear he is using as a swimming pool
The pop superstar placed the fence around one side of the pool which was visible from the lane that runs alongside. All other angles of it are hidden by a hedge.
It is the Shape Of You singer’s latest move to keep his £500,000 kidney-shaped pond a secret.
Neighbours complained this year that he was going to flout Suffolk Coastal District Council’s initial ban on him using it as a swimming pool.
They accused him of planning to use it to swim in with wife Cherry Seaborn and their friends after he won permission to build it on the understanding that it would provide a natural habitat for frogs, newts and dragonflies.
Although council chiefs approved the plans, they ruled that the site should not be put to other uses – and specifically forbade ‘recreational leisure such as swimming’.
Appealing the decision, the star had argued that he might be in breach of the condition when using a boat or getting in to clear branches or weeds, prompting the council to grant him permission.
The pop superstar (pictured with wife Cherry) placed a fence around one side of the pool which was visible from the lane that runs alongside. All other angles of it are hidden by a hedge