House Harry Potter grew up in listed for sale, magic might be needed to afford it
The house Harry Potter grew up in could be yours, although it may require a trip to Gringott's Wizard Bank to afford it.
Better known as 4 Privet Drive, the home in Martins Heron is up for sale in Picket Post Close, Bracknell.
The fictional 'Privet Drive' address in 'Little Whinging' of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series is where Harry lived since he was 15 months old after he became an orphan.
Made famous in the Potter films, the house belonged to Harry's menacing Uncle Vernon, his nosy Aunt Petunia and bullying cousin Dudley Dursley.
It is listed for £475,000; that's $824,000 in Australian Muggle dollars, or 158,000 galleons in wizarding currency.
The property offers a large family bathroom and three bedrooms - or four, including the cupboard under the stairs where Harry was forced to sleep by his cruel relatives.
The landscaped back garden has a large patio, which offers plenty of space for Hagrid's flying motorcycle to land.
It also acts as an excellent makeshift viewing space for watching Aunt Marjorie float away into the night's sky.
The iconic home has been fully refurbished by its current owners.
buy me the harry potter house so i know it's real
— Sandy (@happilysandy) September 19, 2016
It's loan day in 2 hours and the house from Harry Potter with the cupboard under the stairs has just gone on the market, who's game?
— Jack (@_JackWinstanley) September 18, 2016
According to the listing, the home is: 'Situated in a quiet cul-de-sac location, this detached property has recently undergone complete renovation to an extremely high standard.'
It was last sold for £290,000 in May 2010.
Back in 2001, the house was selected from hundreds around the United Kingdom to be the Dursleys' home in the first film adaptation of JK Rowling's series; Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The entire street was then recreated in a studio for the following seven films.
Despite attempts to keep filming secret, 10-year-old boy Reuben Shields-Allen blew its cover after he found a call sheet for the film while he was out walking his dogs with his parents in June 2009.
Fans have already taken to social media to express their excitement over the listing.
"Finally something to do with my redundancy," Daniel James wrote on Twitter.
"If someone bought me this I'd probably marry them on the spot," Megan Whitlock said.
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