A home with an address made famous by Harry Potter has been put up for sale for offers in excess of £650,000 (S$1.36 million).
The five-bedroom executive family home on the outskirts of Watford, north-west of London in the United Kingdom, wouldn’t normally stand out. It’s one of eight properties in a private gated development, but what makes this property special is its address – 4 Privet Drive.
The address shot to fame in the Harry Potter books and films, and is where the young Harry grew up. In real life it is the home of the Hussain family, who didn’t initially realise the significance of the address.
Speaking to the Watford Observer newspaper, Dee Hussain said: "When we bought the house we didn’t realise the significance of the address. But then when I said it to my son, who was reading the books at the time, he was like ‘oh my god, that’s Harry Potter’s house’. The house was reserved by someone else but then they pulled out and we pestered the estate agent and managed to secure it.
"It was totally luck that we got it and I didn’t understand the importance of the address at the time."
She added that her family receives letters from around the world from children attempting to write to Harry Potter.
The property is being sold by Sterling Estate Agents, and is also being marketed through the global auction website eBay.
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
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