For most of his career, Drew Pritchard and Conwy were the same thing. The north Wales town was where he was born, where he built his business and where thousands of fans made pilgrimages to his shop. Then he closed it, moved 200 miles south, and opened in a Cotswold town most of his audience had never heard him mention. This is what actually happened, and why almost everything written about his money is wrong.

Drew Pritchard: Quick Facts

Full name	Drew Pritchard
Born	24 June 1970
Age	56
Birthplace	Conwy, north Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Trade	Architectural salvage and decorative antiques
Dealing since	1993
TV series	Salvage Hunters, presenting since 2011
Old shop	Conwy high street, closed May 2022
New shop	Drew Pritchard Antiques, Long Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Opened	Start of November 2025
Marriage	Divorced from Rebecca Pritchard in 2017

Who Is Drew Pritchard?

Drew Pritchard was born on 24 June 1970 in Conwy, north Wales, which makes him 56. He has been dealing since 1993 and presenting Salvage Hunters since 2011. His trade is architectural salvage and decorative antiques: reclaimed doors, shop fittings, industrial lighting, signage and the sort of large objects most dealers cannot physically handle. He sits at the opposite end of the genre from the porcelain-and-silver world of the other UK antiques TV experts.

What Architectural Salvage Actually Is

This is a distinct trade with its own rules. Salvage means rescuing fittings from buildings being demolished or refurbished: panelling, staircases, fireplaces, factory lighting, laboratory benches, shop counters. The pieces are heavy, awkward and often need serious restoration before anyone will buy them. You need a van, a warehouse and strong arms. It is a long way from carrying a Georgian teapot to an auction, and it is why his programme looks different from the rest.

The Conwy Years

For most of his career he was based in and around Conwy, first in a unit near Glan Conwy where he traded for years, then from 2017 in a shop on the Conwy high street itself. That shop became a destination. People planned trips around it. For a town of Conwy’s size, having a nationally televised antiques dealer on the high street was a genuine draw, and his name became attached to the place in the public mind.

Why He Closed the Conwy Shop

The high street shop closed in May 2022. The reason given was downsizing and a shift of focus towards restoration projects in Bath. That is a fairly ordinary business decision dressed in unusual circumstances: a retail unit on a busy high street is expensive, and if your buyers are increasingly finding you online or through the programme, the shop stops paying for itself. The building is now occupied by Dylan’s, a bakery and restaurant.

The Move to Tetbury

At the start of November 2025 he opened his new flagship, Drew Pritchard Antiques, on Long Street in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Tetbury is often described as the antiques capital of the Cotswolds, and Long Street in particular is lined with established dealers including Josephine Ryan Antiques, Brownrigg, Tetbury Antiques, Gallery B.R and Trilogie Antiques. Moving there is a deliberate commercial choice: you go where the buyers already are.

Why Tetbury Makes Business Sense

Antiques towns work like this. Buyers travel to somewhere they can visit eight shops in an afternoon rather than one shop in isolation. Being surrounded by competitors is an advantage, not a problem, because collectively you become a destination. Conwy had scenery and his name; Tetbury has a concentration of serious trade and a wealthy Cotswolds catchment. For high-value decorative antiques, that is simply a better address.

The £120,000 Per Episode Claim

Now the part that needs saying plainly. Search his name and you will be told repeatedly that he earns around £120,000 per episode of Salvage Hunters. No broadcaster, production company or credible trade source has ever confirmed that figure. It is wildly out of line with what British factual television actually pays for a long-running cable and daytime format. A number that size would put him among the highest-paid presenters in the country, which he is not.

Where These Numbers Come From

The mechanism is simple and worth understanding. One site invents a figure, a second copies it, a tenth cites the ninth, and within a year it looks like established fact because it appears everywhere. Nothing has been verified at any point. His net worth is quoted between roughly eight and ten million dollars by the same sites, with no source. We take the same view here as we do with Derek Mathewson: an unsourced number is not information.

What Can Honestly Be Said About His Money

Here is the responsible version. He has traded since 1993, built a recognised brand, presented a long-running television series for over a decade and now operates a flagship shop in one of the most expensive antiques towns in England. That is a substantial and successful career. What it is worth in pounds is not public, because his business is private and he has never discussed it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing with confidence.

Salvage Hunters and Its Format

Salvage Hunters works differently from the BBC antiques output. Rather than pitting experts against each other or coaching members of the public, it simply follows one dealer buying stock: arriving at a house, a factory or a reclamation yard, negotiating, and taking things away. It is closer in spirit to Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars or to Mathewsons Classic Cars than to Bargain Hunt, because the money at stake is his own.

His Divorce and Rebecca Pritchard

He was married to Rebecca Pritchard for more than twenty years and they divorced in 2017. Unusually, they continued to work together and both appeared on Salvage Hunters afterwards. He has spoken publicly about the divorce himself, which is why it is reported here; beyond what he has chosen to say, the details are their business and we are not going to expand on them. Rebecca deserves the same discretion any private person does.

The Negotiation Style

What viewers actually watch him for is the haggling. He is direct, occasionally blunt, and he walks away regularly, which is the single most powerful move in any negotiation. He also pays properly for things he genuinely wants, which is why sellers keep dealing with him. The lesson buried in every episode is the oldest one in the trade: you make your money when you buy. Overpay for something beautiful and you simply own it forever.

Restoration and the Bath Projects

Alongside the dealing he has moved increasingly into restoration work, including projects in Bath, which was cited as part of the reason for downsizing the Welsh operation. That is a natural progression for a salvage dealer. Once you have spent thirty years rescuing fittings from buildings, restoring buildings yourself is the obvious next step, and it uses the same eye. It is a similar arc to Sarah Beeny moving from property television into large restoration projects.

Visiting the New Shop

Drew Pritchard Antiques is on Long Street in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, in the heart of the Cotswolds and roughly a two-hour drive from London. Because it sits among a cluster of established antiques businesses, it is worth making a day of the street rather than a single stop. Opening arrangements change, so check before travelling. Prices reflect the postcode and the trade: this is not a bargain hunting destination, it is a serious decorative antiques street.

Final Thoughts

Drew Pritchard is 56, has been dealing since 1993, and has just done the most significant thing of his career away from the cameras: leaving the Welsh town he was synonymous with and setting up in the Cotswolds antiques capital. That is the actual story. The eight-figure fortunes and the £120,000 episode fees are numbers somebody made up. Go and look at the shop instead.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Drew Pritchard?

He was born on 24 June 1970 in Conwy, north Wales, which makes him 56 as of August 2026.

Where is Drew Pritchard’s shop now?

Drew Pritchard Antiques is on Long Street in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. It opened at the start of November 2025.

Why did Drew Pritchard close his Conwy shop?

The Conwy high street shop closed in May 2022 as he downsized and shifted focus towards restoration projects in Bath.

Does Drew Pritchard earn £120,000 per episode?

No broadcaster or credible source has confirmed that figure. It is wildly out of line with British factual TV pay and should not be treated as fact.

What is Drew Pritchard’s net worth?

No verified figure exists. Estimates of $8-10 million circulate widely but are unsourced. His business is private and he has not discussed it.

How long has Salvage Hunters been running?

Drew Pritchard has presented Salvage Hunters since 2011, having worked as an antiques dealer since 1993.

Disclaimer: This article is for general information and is not valuation advice. Widely circulated earnings and net worth figures for Drew Pritchard are unsourced and we do not repeat them as fact. Shop opening arrangements change, so check before travelling.