Increases in the capital values of the various elements of a typical sporting estate range from just under 400% to over 1000% since 1982.
CKD Galbraith's valuations division compared returns on grouse shooting, stalking, salmon fishing, sporting lodges and farmland, as compared with more traditional investments over the same time period. The CKD Galbraith Estates Ready Reckoner allows those interested in the value of a sporting property to input the key attributes of an estate and delivers a graph showing the increase in value of the assets since 1982. Most assets show a favourable return against the FTSE 100 index over the same time period, some out performing it significantly.
The following illustrates the increases between 1982 and 2006:
Asset held | Value 1982 | Value 2006 | Increase on 1982 value % |
| Salmon fishings (per fish) | 1,000 | 7,500 | 650 |
| Stalking (per stag) | 6,500 | 30,000 | 362 |
| Grouse shooting (per brace) | 600 | 3,500 | 483 |
| Lodge | 75,000 | 880,000 | 1,073 |
| In hand cottage | 20,000 | 170,000 | 858 |
| Retail Price Index | 79 | 193 | 146 |
