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Want to live in a cupboard under the stairs? Number 4, Privet Drive up for sale

A suburban London house that starred onscreen as Harry Potter’s childhood home is on the market.

Updated on: Sep 20, 2016, 19:33:09 IST
AP | By , London
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A suburban London house that starred onscreen as Harry Potter’s childhood home is on the market.

Professor McGonagall waits on the Privet Drive sign in the first Harry Potter film.
Professor McGonagall waits on the Privet Drive sign in the first Harry Potter film.

Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Harry’s dastardly aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.

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The couple grudgingly took Harry in after his parents were murdered and made him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.

The house in Bracknell, located 30 miles (50 kms) west of London, was a location featured in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A studio set of the house was built for later installments of the eight-film series.

Harry says goodbye to the Dursleys in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1.
Harry says goodbye to the Dursleys in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1.

Real estate agent Chancellors says the 3-bedroom house “has recently undergone complete renovation to an extremely high standard.” It has an asking price of 475,000 pounds ($616,000).

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