While the crips throughout the world, upscale properties and their uber-wealthy owners continue to flourish and spend frenetically despite the looming calamity. In Windlesham, Surrey, England, one of the world's most expensive private residences continues to curry favor from both the rich and those aspiring to be so.

Updown Court is the most expensive private residence currently on the market in the world. Moreover, it remains the largest residence built in the United Kingdom since the 19th century. What's the price tag on this testament to affluent prowess? £70,000,000.

Updown Court is located in a celebrity-rich environment, to say the least. Among the notable neighbors in the immediate vicinity of the gargantuan palace are Sarah, the Duchess of York, and Sir Elton John.

The property itself is located on a 58 acre spread of lavishly rich and well-kept landscape. The estate is situated in the center of the property, completely surrounded by beautiful gardens, woodlands, and other scenic pleasantries.

Before you even lay eyes on the main estate, you already have a feel for the presence Updown Court exudes. Visitors to the estate drive to the home via a $3-million heated marble driveway. If that isn't enough to make you play a lottery ticket, the estate has 103 luxurious rooms. 24 of these rooms have their own marble-laden en-suite bathrooms with stand alone showers, separate baths, and other pieces of enticing décor.

The main bedrooms in Updown Court are larger than the average English home, and each is adorned with its own expensive furnishings. However, the bedrooms and bathrooms - luxurious as they may be - are only a small part of what makes Updown Court worth its weight in gold. Inside the estate, a two-lane bowling alley and 5 swimming pools provide entertainment.

The estate comes equipped with a panic room, just in case of a terrorist attack or other sort of home invasion. There's also a well-stocked wine cellar, squash court, a 50-seat cinema, and over 30 types of Italian marble covering more than 5 acres.

The main floor acts as the general living area. There are 8 bedroom suites (a third of the 24 rooms with attached marble baths) downstairs, and two penthouses on the floor aptly named “The Penthouse Floor,” each with 2 large bedrooms. The penthouses take up an entire wing of the huge property.

There's even luxury underneath the estate. Updown Court features an underground garage with beautiful granite flooring. To give a proper idea of the garage's size, upwards of eight limousines can fit inside at once. If the steep price of the estate isn't enough to make you faint, the estimated £250,000 per year upkeep on the property should do the trick. Updown Court in Windlesham is a breathtakingly beautiful property with a price that very few people in the world could even hope to afford.